SE Texas Times

There were 413 multiracial students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.6% 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, multiracial students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Hardin County, Silsbee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 73 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lumberton High School	2.5	1,229
Silsbee Elementary School	7.2	1,017
Lumberton Primary School	2.9	982
Lumberton Middle School	2.6	969
Silsbee High School	5.5	814
Sour Lake Elementary School	2.6	767
Hardin-Jefferson High School	3.5	749
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	5.7	633
Lumberton Intermediate School	3.1	622
Henderson Middle School	3.1	617
Lumberton Early Childhood School	3.1	392
Kountze High School	2.4	327
Kountze Elementary School	8.9	313
Laura Reeves Primary School	6.2	308
West Hardin Elementary School	2.5	281
West Hardin High School	1.1	270
Kountze Intermediate School	3.3	243
Kountze Middle School	2.6	231