Forest Country News

Kirbyville Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Jasper County schools, welcoming 722 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54.2% of them were boys, and 45.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 77% of the Kirbyville Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 14 schools in Jasper County, Buna Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 702 students, while Jean C. Few Primary School welcomed 699 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Kirbyville Elementary School is a part of Kirbyville CISD, which roughly covers schools within Jasper County with its main office in Kirbyville.

In the previous school year, Kirbyville Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Jasper County schools.

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.

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 Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Kirbyville Elementary School	Kirbyville	722
Buna Elementary School	Buna	702
Jean C. Few Primary School	Jasper	699
Jasper High School	Jasper	681
Jasper Junior High School	Jasper	493
Buna High School	Buna	427
Kirbyville High School	Kirbyville	417
Kirbyville Junior High School	Kirbyville	363
Buna Junior High School	Buna	348
Parnell Elementary School	Jasper	338
Evadale Elementary School	Evadale	176
Evadale High School	Evadale	115
Quest Collegiate Academy - Jasper	Lewisville	88
Evadale Junior High School	Evadale	80