SE Texas Times

There were 321 Hispanic students enrolled in Hardin-Jefferson ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hardin-Jefferson ISD schools welcomed 2,697 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Hardin-Jefferson ISD roughly covers schools within Hardin County and has a main office in Sour Lake.

Among the five schools in Hardin-Jefferson ISD schools, China Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 111 students.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	2,697	321	11.9%
2021-22	2,609	294	11.3%
2020-21	2,481	281	11.3%
2019-20	2,459	259	10.5%