SE Texas Times

West Brook Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County schools, welcoming 2,245 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Black, representing 50.2% of the West Brook Senior High School total enrollment.

Among the 76 schools in Jefferson County, Beaumont United High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,131 students, while Memorial High School welcomed 2,116 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

West Brook Senior High School is a part of Beaumont ISD, which roughly covers schools within Jefferson County with its main office in Beaumont.

In the previous school year, West Brook Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Jefferson County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
West Brook Senior High School	Beaumont	2,245
Beaumont United High School	Beaumont	2,131
Memorial High School	Port Arthur	2,116
Port Neches-Groves High School	Port Neches	1,627
Nederland High School	Nederland	1,439
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School	Beaumont	1,083
Jefferson Middle School	Port Arthur	837
Wilson Middle School	Nederland	812
Houston Elementary School	Port Arthur	728
Lincoln Middle School	Port Arthur	722
Central Middle School	Nederland	721
Marshall Middle School	Beaumont	711
Odom Middle School	Beaumont	709
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Port Arthur	708
Tyrrell Elementary School	Port Arthur	701
Guess Elementary School	Beaumont	699
Vincent Middle School	Beaumont	688
Regina Howell Elementary School	Beaumont	682
Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School	Hamshire	644
Hamshire-Fannett High School	Hamshire	635
Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Sugar Land	622
Helena Park Elementary School	Nederland	621
Lakeview Elementary School	Port Arthur	616
Bob Hope School Beaumont	Port Arthur	614
Groves Middle School	Port Neches	608
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School	Port Arthur	600
Port Neches Middle School	Port Neches	599
Hillcrest Elementary School	Nederland	576
Dr. Mae E. Jones-Clark Elementary School	Beaumont	569
Blanchette Elementary School	Beaumont	568
China Elementary School	Sour Lake	558
Caldwood Elementary School	Beaumont	553
Amelia Elementary School	Beaumont	544
Travis Elementary School	Port Arthur	535
Ehrhart School	Beaumont	529
Bob Hope High School	Port Arthur	526
Dishman Elementary School	Beaumont	522
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School	Beaumont	508
Bingman PK	Beaumont	506
Curtis Elementary School	Beaumont	492
Hamshire-Fannett Middle School	Hamshire	490
Martin Elementary School	Beaumont	486
Martin Luther King Middle School	Beaumont	480
Port Acres Elementary School	Port Arthur	479
Fletcher Elementary School	Beaumont	476
Smith Middle School	Beaumont	475
Bob Hope School	Port Arthur	465
Fehl-Price Elementary School	Beaumont	453
Highland Park Elementary School	Nederland	432
Ridgewood Elementary School	Port Neches	431
Langham Elementary School	Nederland	428
Taft Elementary School	Port Neches	414
Homer Dr. Elementary School	Beaumont	399
Groves Elementary School	Port Neches	392
Port Neches Elementary School	Port Neches	378
Sabine Pass School	Sabine Pass	370
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs	Port Arthur	365
Van Buren Elementary School	Port Neches	363
Woodcrest Elementary School	Port Neches	311
Beaumont ISD Early College High School	Beaumont	299
Hamshire-Fannett Intermediate School	Hamshire	296
Lucas PK	Beaumont	261
Washington Elementary School	Port Arthur	259
Vista Academy of Beaumont	Lewisville	216
Evolution Academy Beaumont	Richardson	200
Dequeen Elementary School	Port Arthur	193
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Port Arthur	179
West Groves Early Learning Center	Port Neches	108
Paul A. Brown Alternative Center	Beaumont	107
Pathways Learning Center	Beaumont	76
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Port Arthur	52
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Port Arthur	38
Alter School	Port Neches	8
Jefferson County Youth Academy	Beaumont	7
New AE	Lufkin	6
Jefferson County JJAEP	Port Neches	3