SE Texas Times

There were 41 American Indian students enrolled in Orange County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Orange County welcomed 15,015 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Orange County, Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of six 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	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Vidor High School	0.2	1,229
West Orange-Stark Elementary School	0.2	1,107
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	0.6	1,023
Bridge City Elementary School	0.2	852
Bridge City High School	0.2	851
Orangefield Elementary School	0.1	848
Bridge City Middle School	0.3	726
Bridge City Intermediate School	0.1	677
Vidor Junior High School	0.2	641
West Orange-Stark High School	0.3	633
Little Cypress Elementary School	0.2	624
Vidor Middle School	0.6	618
Pine Forest Elementary School	0.2	613
Oak Forest Elementary School	0.3	585
Vidor Elementary School	0.5	579
Mauriceville Elementary School	0.4	557
Orangefield High School	0	529
West Orange-Stark Middle School	0	518
Orangefield Junior High School	0.2	474
Little Cypress Junior High School	0	468
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	0	302
Little Cypress Intermediate School	0.7	281
Mauriceville Middle School	1.4	280