Forest Country News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Jasper County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 5,496 students attending Jasper County schools, 63.5% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Jasper County, comprising 65.1% of the student body.

Jasper High School, Jasper Junior High School and Jean C. Few Primary School had the most diverse student body in Jasper County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 2.7%.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Buna Elementary School	White	89.5%	721
Buna High School	White	86.3%	409
Buna Junior High School	White	90.6%	330
Evadale Elementary School	White	93.5%	184
Evadale High School	White	94.3%	106
Evadale Junior High School	White	90.4%	94
Jasper High School	Black	38.5%	673
Jasper Junior High School	Black	38.8%	516
Jean C. Few Primary School	Black	46.8%	556
Kirbyville Elementary School	White	73.7%	695
Kirbyville High School	White	74.9%	427
Kirbyville Junior High School	White	73.8%	336
Parnell Elementary School	Black	41%	449