Of the 5,651 students attending Jasper County County schools, 65.5% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18.8% of Jasper County County students.
In the previous school year, white students still were the most common group in Jasper County County, representing 65.3% of the student body.
Jean C. Few Primary School had the most diverse student body in Jasper 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 0.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buna Elementary School | white | 91.3% | 701 |
| Buna High School | white | 84% | 437 |
| Buna Junior High School | white | 91.5% | 351 |
| Evadale Elementary School | white | 93.6% | 188 |
| Evadale High School | white | 90.8% | 120 |
| Evadale Junior High School | white | 91% | 89 |
| Jasper High School | Black | 39.5% | 701 |
| Jasper Junior High School | white | 38.2% | 521 |
| Jean C. Few Primary School | Black | 44.7% | 653 |
| Kirbyville Elementary School | white | 78.2% | 708 |
| Kirbyville High School | white | 78.3% | 382 |
| Kirbyville Junior High School | white | 75.4% | 362 |
| Parnell Elementary School | Black | 42.8% | 299 |
| Quest Collegiate Academy - Jasper | white | 70.5% | 139 |
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