Forest Country News

There were 13 American Indian students enrolled in Jasper County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 13.3% less 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, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Jasper County, Buna High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of three students each.

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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kirbyville Elementary School	0.3	708
Buna Elementary School	0	701
Jasper High School	0	701
Jean C. Few Primary School	0.3	653
Jasper Junior High School	0.4	521
Buna High School	0.7	437
Kirbyville High School	0	382
Kirbyville Junior High School	0.6	362
Buna Junior High School	0.3	351
Parnell Elementary School	0.3	299
Brookeland High School	0	190
Evadale Elementary School	0	188
Brookeland Elementary School	0	179
Evadale High School	0	120
Evadale Junior High School	0	89