Forest Country News

There were 18 American Indian students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Nacogdoches County, only Central Heights Elementary School and Nacogdoches High School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming three students each in the 2022-23 school year.

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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Nacogdoches High School	0.2	1,772
McMichael Middle School	0	1,390
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	0.2	611
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	0	504
Central Heights Elementary School	0.6	488
Woden Elementary School	0	455
Douglass School	0.5	436
Raguet Elementary School	0.2	419
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	0	384
Garrison Elementary School	0	355
Central Heights High School	0.6	338
Martinsville School	0.3	323
Cushing School	0.7	293
Central Heights Middle School	0.4	278
Chireno Elementary School	0	274
Cushing Elementary School	0.4	254
Nettie Marshall Academy of Dual Language	0	254
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	0	252
Garrison High School	0	226
Woden High School	0	217
Garrison Middle School	0.6	175
Woden Junior High School	0	163
Chireno High School	0	130
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	0	75
Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop	0	4