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Jasper County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

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.

Student Ethnicities in Jasper County in 2023-24 School Year
White [63.5%]Black [19.5%]Hispanic [11.2%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [0.6%]
Most Represented Ethnicity in Jasper County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Buna Elementary SchoolWhite89.5%721
Buna High SchoolWhite86.3%409
Buna Junior High SchoolWhite90.6%330
Evadale Elementary SchoolWhite93.5%184
Evadale High SchoolWhite94.3%106
Evadale Junior High SchoolWhite90.4%94
Jasper High SchoolBlack38.5%673
Jasper Junior High SchoolBlack38.8%516
Jean C. Few Primary SchoolBlack46.8%556
Kirbyville Elementary SchoolWhite73.7%695
Kirbyville High SchoolWhite74.9%427
Kirbyville Junior High SchoolWhite73.8%336
Parnell Elementary SchoolBlack41%449

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