SE Texas Times

Black students made up the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 42,299 students attending Jefferson County schools, 37% were Black. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 35.7% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Black students also made up the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, comprising 37.3% of the student body.

Regina Howell Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 39.3% Black students, 25.5% Hispanic students, 19.4% white students, 10.3% Asian students, 4.8% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0.8% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Alter School	White	62.5%	8
Amelia Elementary School	Black	71%	544
Beaumont ISD Early College High School	Hispanic	63.5%	299
Beaumont United High School	Black	65.6%	2,131
Bingman PK	Black	83.8%	506
Blanchette Elementary School	Black	78.9%	568
Bob Hope High School	Hispanic	94.7%	526
Bob Hope School	Hispanic	94.8%	465
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Hispanic	91.8%	708
Bob Hope School Beaumont	Black	58%	614
Caldwood Elementary School	Hispanic	47.6%	553
Central Middle School	White	42.3%	721
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School	Black	65.7%	508
China Elementary School	White	50.9%	558
Curtis Elementary School	Black	42.1%	492
Dequeen Elementary School	Black	66.8%	193
Dishman Elementary School	Black	58.4%	522
Dr. Mae E. Jones-Clark Elementary School	Black	66.1%	569
Ehrhart School	Hispanic	80.5%	529
Evolution Academy Beaumont	Black	69%	200
Fehl-Price Elementary School	Black	78.8%	453
Fletcher Elementary School	Hispanic	82.1%	476
Groves Elementary School	White	49.2%	392
Groves Middle School	White	51%	608
Guess Elementary School	Black	71.2%	699
Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School	White	67.2%	644
Hamshire-Fannett High School	White	65.4%	635
Hamshire-Fannett Intermediate School	White	66.9%	296
Hamshire-Fannett Middle School	White	62.9%	490
Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Black	37.8%	622
Helena Park Elementary School	White	59.3%	621
Highland Park Elementary School	White	52.5%	432
Hillcrest Elementary School	Hispanic	47.9%	576
Homer Dr. Elementary School	Black	83.2%	399
Houston Elementary School	Hispanic	73.6%	728
Jefferson County JJAEP	White	100%	3
Jefferson County Youth Academy	Black	100%	7
Jefferson Middle School	Hispanic	60.9%	837
Lakeview Elementary School	Hispanic	75.8%	616
Langham Elementary School	White	61.7%	428
Lincoln Middle School	Black	58.3%	722
Lucas PK	Black	68.6%	261
Marshall Middle School	Black	51.3%	711
Martin Elementary School	Black	81.5%	486
Martin Luther King Middle School	Black	58.1%	480
Memorial High School	Hispanic	47.3%	2,116
Nederland High School	White	51.7%	1,439
New AE	White	83.3%	6
Odom Middle School	Black	51.2%	709
Pathways Learning Center	Black	89.5%	76
Paul A. Brown Alternative Center	Black	62.6%	107
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School	Black	56.1%	1,083
Port Acres Elementary School	Black	45.9%	479
Port Neches Elementary School	White	61.6%	378
Port Neches Middle School	White	60.9%	599
Port Neches-Groves High School	White	55.4%	1,627
Regina Howell Elementary School	Black	39.3%	682
Ridgewood Elementary School	White	55.9%	431
Sabine Pass School	Hispanic	41.9%	370
Smith Middle School	Black	71.2%	475
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School	Black	61.8%	600
Taft Elementary School	White	50.5%	414
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Black	89.9%	179
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Black	86.8%	38
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Black	80.8%	52
Travis Elementary School	Hispanic	60.4%	535
Tyrrell Elementary School	Hispanic	66.2%	701
Van Buren Elementary School	White	55.9%	363
Vincent Middle School	Black	74.7%	688
Vista Academy of Beaumont	Black	73.1%	216
Washington Elementary School	Black	70.7%	259
West Brook Senior High School	Black	50.2%	2,245
West Groves Early Learning Center	Hispanic	42.6%	108
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs	Black	61.1%	365
Wilson Middle School	White	61.5%	812
Woodcrest Elementary School	White	67.8%	311