SE Texas Times

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Orange County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 15,279 students attending Orange County schools, 67.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 15.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Orange County, comprising 68% of the student body.

West Orange-Stark Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 51.1% Black students, 21.4% Hispanic students, 19.7% white students, 7.1% multiracial students, 0.4% Asian students, 0.2% American Indian students, and 0.2% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.4%.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Bridge City Elementary School	White	70.1%	880
Bridge City High School	White	70.6%	942
Bridge City Intermediate School	White	68.6%	692
Bridge City Middle School	White	70.9%	721
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	White	73.3%	1,015
Little Cypress Elementary School	White	68.2%	625
Little Cypress Intermediate School	White	71.2%	316
Little Cypress Junior High School	White	72.3%	477
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center	Black	52.5%	326
Mauriceville Elementary School	White	75.3%	538
Mauriceville Middle School	White	83.3%	270
Oak Forest Elementary School	White	82.2%	673
Orangefield Elementary School	White	82.6%	849
Orangefield High School	White	80.6%	541
Orangefield Junior High School	White	87.6%	419
Pine Forest Elementary School	White	85.7%	574
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies - Orange	Black	79.3%	111
Vidor Elementary School	White	84.2%	562
Vidor High School	White	86.1%	1,257
Vidor Junior High School	White	85.3%	617
Vidor Middle School	White	86.8%	627
West Orange-Stark Elementary School	Black	51.1%	1,103
West Orange-Stark High School	Black	56.7%	654
West Orange-Stark Middle School	Black	51%	490