Forest Country News

There were 4,347 white students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Nacogdoches County welcomed 10,070 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 43.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 429 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Nacogdoches High School	24.2	1,772
McMichael Middle School	18.6	1,390
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	14.6	611
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	12.3	504
Central Heights Elementary School	68.2	488
Woden Elementary School	71	455
Douglass School	75.2	436
Raguet Elementary School	34.4	419
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	10.4	384
Garrison Elementary School	71.5	355
Central Heights High School	68	338
Martinsville School	68.7	323
Cushing School	72.4	293
Central Heights Middle School	66.5	278
Chireno Elementary School	70.8	274
Cushing Elementary School	70.1	254
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	11.8	254
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	67.1	252
Garrison High School	66.4	226
Woden High School	72.8	217
Garrison Middle School	68	175
Woden Junior High School	77.3	163
Chireno High School	77.7	130
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	13.3	75
Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop	75	4