SE Texas Times

There were 8,607 white students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hardin County welcomed 11,219 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 76.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Hardin County, Lumberton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,055 students.

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lumberton High School	87	1,213
Silsbee Elementary School	66.6	1,001
Lumberton Primary School	85.3	963
Lumberton Intermediate School	84.6	938
Silsbee High School	65.3	763
Sour Lake Elementary School	85.3	757
Hardin-Jefferson High School	69.4	726
Lumberton Middle School	85.8	662
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	69.1	634
Henderson Middle School	72.6	569
China Elementary School	53.8	552
Lumberton Early Childhood School	83.1	426
Kountze High School	72.5	346
Laura Reeves Primary School	68.4	320
Kountze Elementary School	69.1	301
West Hardin Elementary School	91.4	291
West Hardin High School	93.1	277
Kountze Middle School	72.1	251
Kountze Intermediate School	73.8	229