Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that San Jacinto County welcomed 3,504 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 8.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in San Jacinto County, Coldspring-Oakhurst High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 82 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 | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd High School | 3.6 | 531 |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst High School | 16.7 | 492 |
| Shepherd Primary School | 3.1 | 490 |
| Shepherd Middle School | 4.4 | 475 |
| Street Elementary School | 13.4 | 425 |
| Shepherd Intermediate School | 3.6 | 417 |
| Lincoln Junior High School | 15.1 | 370 |
| Coldspring Intermediate School | 10.9 | 304 |
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