SE Texas Times

There were 944 Black students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.9% more 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, Black students comprised 8.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Hardin County, Silsbee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 173 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lumberton High School	0.4	1,229
Silsbee Elementary School	16.6	1,017
Lumberton Primary School	0.5	982
Lumberton Middle School	0.7	969
Silsbee High School	21.3	814
Sour Lake Elementary School	4.8	767
Hardin-Jefferson High School	16.4	749
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	19.7	633
Lumberton Intermediate School	0.6	622
Henderson Middle School	11.5	617
Lumberton Early Childhood School	0.3	392
Kountze High School	16.8	327
Kountze Elementary School	14.1	313
Laura Reeves Primary School	20.1	308
West Hardin Elementary School	0.4	281
West Hardin High School	1.5	270
Kountze Intermediate School	11.1	243
Kountze Middle School	13.4	231