SE Texas Times

There were 1,014 Black students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.1% 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, Black comprised 9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Hardin County, Silsbee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 170 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lumberton High School	0.5	1,213
Silsbee Elementary School	17	1,001
Lumberton Primary School	0.6	963
Lumberton Intermediate School	0.6	938
Silsbee High School	19.8	763
Sour Lake Elementary School	4.4	757
Hardin-Jefferson High School	14.5	726
Lumberton Middle School	0.6	662
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	17.4	634
Henderson Middle School	13.2	569
China Elementary School	22.3	552
Lumberton Early Childhood School	0.2	426
Kountze High School	15.6	346
Laura Reeves Primary School	16.6	320
Kountze Elementary School	14.6	301
West Hardin Elementary School	0.3	291
West Hardin High School	1.8	277
Kountze Middle School	15.1	251
Kountze Intermediate School	12.7	229