Forest Country News

Jasper County schools enrolled 3,684 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 5,651 students enrolled in Jasper County schools, 65.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is less than 0.1 increase over the previous school year.

Jasper County enrolled the 86th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Jean C. Few Primary School	609	653
Kirbyville Elementary School	517	708
Jasper High School	500	701
Jasper Junior High School	384	521
Buna Elementary School	345	701
Kirbyville Junior High School	245	362
Parnell Elementary School	244	299
Kirbyville High School	242	382
Buna High School	171	437
Buna Junior High School	167	351
Quest Collegiate Academy - Jasper	102	139
Evadale Elementary School	72	188
Evadale Junior High School	45	89
Evadale High School	41	120