SE Texas Times

There were 10,049 students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Hardin County had the 72nd largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that white students made up 75.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hardin County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 10.2%, Black students at 8.8%, Asian students at 0.7%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 4.3%.

A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	633	598	-5.5%
Hardin-Jefferson High School	749	782	4.4%
Henderson Middle School	617	614	-0.5%
Kountze Elementary School	313	332	6.1%
Kountze High School	327	331	1.2%
Kountze Intermediate School	243	255	4.9%
Laura Reeves Primary School	308	272	-11.7%
Lumberton High School	1,229	1,239	0.8%
Lumberton Intermediate School	622	987	58.7%
Lumberton Middle School	969	944	-2.6%
Lumberton Primary School	982	610	-37.9%
Silsbee Elementary School	1,017	959	-5.7%
Silsbee High School	814	825	1.4%
Sour Lake Elementary School	767	760	-0.9%
West Hardin Elementary School	281	280	-0.4%