Forest Country News

There were 1,820 Black students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8% 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, Black students comprised 18.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 425 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
Nacogdoches High School	24	1,772
McMichael Middle School	29.6	1,390
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	27.5	611
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	17.1	504
Central Heights Elementary School	4.3	488
Woden Elementary School	2.9	455
Douglass School	3.7	436
Raguet Elementary School	31.5	419
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	59.9	384
Garrison Elementary School	13	355
Central Heights High School	4.7	338
Martinsville School	3.4	323
Cushing School	7.5	293
Central Heights Middle School	4.3	278
Chireno Elementary School	6.9	274
Cushing Elementary School	3.1	254
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	28	254
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	8.3	252
Garrison High School	15.9	226
Woden High School	0.5	217
Garrison Middle School	13.7	175
Woden Junior High School	1.2	163
Chireno High School	1.5	130
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	33.3	75
Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop	25	4