Forest Country News

There were 4,461 white students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Nacogdoches County welcomed 10,664 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 41.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 396 students.

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Nacogdoches High School	22.6	1,754
McMichael Middle School	15.2	729
Mike Moses Middle School	21.5	669
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	16.4	642
Central Heights Elementary School	70.2	516
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	11.3	504
Raguet Elementary School	32.7	499
Douglass School	75.7	457
Woden Elementary School	72.6	402
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	3.4	383
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	8.1	369
Garrison Elementary School	71.1	353
Martinsville School	67.8	345
Central Heights High School	70.6	337
Fredonia Elementary School	13.1	297
Cushing School	74.7	296
Central Heights Middle School	68.7	284
Chireno Elementary School	70.2	282
Cushing Elementary School	70.8	260
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	67.6	256
Garrison High School	64.8	227
Woden High School	73.3	210
Garrison Middle School	59.5	168
Woden Junior High School	73.6	148
Chireno High School	76.2	126
Etoile Elementary School	95.7	94
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	22.8	57