2022-23 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Orange County schools?

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

By SE Texas Times

Oct 29, 2024

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

Of the 15,339 students attending Orange County schools, 68% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 14.8% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Orange County, comprising 69.4% of the student body.

West Orange-Stark Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 51.5% Black students, 21.9% Hispanic students, 16.8% white students, 8.8% multiracial students, 0.4% Asian students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.7% 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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2022-23 Enrollment in Orange County

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Orange County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Bridge City Elementary School	White	70.1%	843
Bridge City High School	White	73.8%	894
Bridge City Intermediate School	White	69.5%	712
Bridge City Middle School	White	71.2%	695
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	White	73.2%	1,014
Little Cypress Elementary School	White	67.8%	653
Little Cypress Intermediate School	White	66.5%	313
Little Cypress Junior High School	White	74%	497
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	Black	51.1%	323
Mauriceville Elementary School	White	77.8%	571
Mauriceville Middle School	White	84.2%	292
Oak Forest Elementary School	White	83.3%	672
Orangefield Elementary School	White	83.7%	873
Orangefield High School	White	82.7%	549
Orangefield Junior High School	White	83.9%	434
Pine Forest Elementary School	White	86.5%	606
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - Orange	Black	82.4%	68
Vidor Elementary School	White	85%	587
Vidor High School	White	88.5%	1,193
Vidor Junior High School	White	85.2%	628
Vidor Middle School	White	87.7%	627
West Orange-Stark Elementary School	Black	51.5%	1,130
West Orange-Stark High School	Black	58.8%	660
West Orange-Stark Middle School	Black	53.7%	505