Forest Country News

There were 3,945 white students enrolled in Jasper County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Jasper County welcomed 5,881 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 67.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Jasper County, Buna Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 640 students.

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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kirbyville Elementary School	78.2	708
Buna Elementary School	91.3	701
Jasper High School	35.8	701
Jean C. Few Primary School	35.1	653
Jasper Junior High School	38.2	521
Buna High School	84	437
Kirbyville High School	78.3	382
Kirbyville Junior High School	75.4	362
Buna Junior High School	91.5	351
Parnell Elementary School	34.4	299
Brookeland High School	92.1	190
Evadale Elementary School	93.6	188
Brookeland Elementary School	93.9	179
Evadale High School	90.8	120
Evadale Junior High School	91	89