Forest Country News

There were 22 Asian students enrolled in Jasper County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 57.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Jasper County welcomed 5,649 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Jasper County, Jasper Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four students.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kirbyville Elementary School	0	722
Buna Elementary School	0.1	702
Jean C. Few Primary School	0.4	699
Jasper High School	0.4	681
Jasper Junior High School	0.8	493
Buna High School	0.7	427
Kirbyville High School	0.7	417
Kirbyville Junior High School	0.3	363
Buna Junior High School	0	348
Parnell Elementary School	0.9	338
Evadale Elementary School	0	176
Evadale High School	0	115
Quest Collegiate Academy - Jasper	1.1	88
Evadale Junior High School	0	80