SE Texas Times

There were 8,256 white students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hardin County welcomed 10,764 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Hardin County, Lumberton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,051 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lumberton High School	85.5	1,229
Silsbee Elementary School	66.2	1,017
Lumberton Primary School	83.6	982
Lumberton Middle School	83.7	969
Silsbee High School	64.1	814
Sour Lake Elementary School	84.6	767
Hardin-Jefferson High School	67.6	749
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	68.1	633
Lumberton Intermediate School	83.3	622
Henderson Middle School	72.1	617
Lumberton Early Childhood School	81.1	392
Kountze High School	71.9	327
Kountze Elementary School	64.2	313
Laura Reeves Primary School	67.9	308
West Hardin Elementary School	91.1	281
West Hardin High School	92.6	270
Kountze Intermediate School	74.9	243
Kountze Middle School	77.1	231