Forest Country News

Nacogdoches High School had the highest enrollment among Nacogdoches County schools, welcoming 1,772 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, 50.3% of the students were girls, and 49.7% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Nacogdoches High School students was Hispanic, accounting for 49.4% of the student population.

Among the 25 schools in Nacogdoches County, McMichael Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,390 students, while Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School welcomed 611 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Nacogdoches High School is a part of Nacogdoches ISD, which roughly covers schools within Nacogdoches County with its main office in Nacogdoches.

In the previous school year, Nacogdoches High School also had the highest number of students among Nacogdoches County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

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
Nacogdoches High School	Nacogdoches	1,772
McMichael Middle School	Nacogdoches	1,390
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	Nacogdoches	611
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	Nacogdoches	504
Central Heights Elementary School	Nacogdoches	488
Woden Elementary School	Nacogdoches	455
Douglass School	Douglass	436
Raguet Elementary School	Nacogdoches	419
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	Nacogdoches	384
Garrison Elementary School	Garrison	355
Central Heights High School	Nacogdoches	338
Martinsville School	Nacogdoches	323
Cushing School	Cushing	293
Central Heights Middle School	Nacogdoches	278
Chireno Elementary School	Chireno	274
Cushing Elementary School	Cushing	254
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	Nacogdoches	254
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	Nacogdoches	252
Garrison High School	Garrison	226
Woden High School	Nacogdoches	217
Garrison Middle School	Garrison	175
Woden Junior High School	Nacogdoches	163
Chireno High School	Chireno	130
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	Nacogdoches	75
Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop	Garrison	4