Forest Country News

Of the many ethnicities represented in Nacogdoches County County schools, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Nacogdoches County County schools in 2021-22 school year were white, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,664 students attending Nacogdoches County County schools, 41.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 34.8% of Nacogdoches County County students.

In the previous school year, white students still were the most common group in Nacogdoches County County, representing 42.2% of the student body.

Cushing School and Nacogdoches High School had the most diverse student body in Nacogdoches County County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	Hispanic	48.4%	642
Central Heights Elementary School	white	70.2%	516
Central Heights High School	white	70.6%	337
Central Heights Middle School	white	68.7%	284
Chireno Elementary School	white	70.2%	282
Chireno High School	white	76.2%	126
Cushing Elementary School	white	70.8%	260
Cushing School	white	74.7%	296
Douglass School	white	75.7%	457
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	Black	60.7%	369
Etoile Elementary School	white	95.7%	94
Fredonia Elementary School	Hispanic	65%	297
Garrison Elementary School	white	71.1%	353
Garrison High School	white	64.8%	227
Garrison Middle School	white	59.5%	168
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	Hispanic	38.6%	57
Martinsville School	white	67.8%	345
McMichael Middle School	Hispanic	52.7%	729
Mike Moses Middle School	Hispanic	43%	669
Nacogdoches High School	Hispanic	49.1%	1,754
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	Hispanic	95.3%	383
Raguet Elementary School	Black	32.7%	499
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	white	67.6%	256
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	Hispanic	49.2%	504
Woden Elementary School	white	72.6%	402
Woden High School	white	73.3%	210
Woden Junior High School	white	73.6%	148