Forest Country News

There were 3,716 Hispanic students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% more 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, Hispanic comprised 34.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 861 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Nacogdoches High School	49.1	1,754
McMichael Middle School	52.7	729
Mike Moses Middle School	43	669
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	48.4	642
Central Heights Elementary School	19	516
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	49.2	504
Raguet Elementary School	25.3	499
Douglass School	14.2	457
Woden Elementary School	24.1	402
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	95.3	383
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	25.5	369
Garrison Elementary School	9.3	353
Martinsville School	21.2	345
Central Heights High School	19.3	337
Fredonia Elementary School	65	297
Cushing School	14.2	296
Central Heights Middle School	20.1	284
Chireno Elementary School	14.9	282
Cushing Elementary School	19.6	260
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	16	256
Garrison High School	13.2	227
Woden High School	21.9	210
Garrison Middle School	15.5	168
Woden Junior High School	24.3	148
Chireno High School	14.3	126
Etoile Elementary School	4.3	94
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	38.6	57