9,788 students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools during 2023-24 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

By Forest Country News

Mar 27, 2025

There were 9,788 students enrolled in Nacogdoches County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Nacogdoches County had the 73rd largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that white students made up 42% of the student body, the largest percentage in Nacogdoches County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 34.4%, Black students at 19%, Asian students at 1%, American Indian students at 0.1%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 3.4%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.

Enrollment in Nacogdoches County Schools Over 4 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Nacogdoches County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School	611	598	-2.1%
Central Heights Elementary School	488	482	-1.2%
Central Heights High School	338	340	0.6%
Central Heights Middle School	278	257	-7.6%
Chireno Elementary School	274	243	-11.3%
Chireno High School	130	108	-16.9%
Cushing Elementary School	254	257	1.2%
Cushing School	293	294	0.3%
Douglass School	436	426	-2.3%
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School	384	357	-7%
Garrison Elementary School	355	372	4.8%
Garrison High School	226	225	-0.4%
Margie Chumbley Academy for Success	75	65	-13.3%
Martinsville School	323	317	-1.9%
McMichael Middle School	1,390	1,338	-3.7%
Nacogdoches High School	1,772	1,753	-1.1%
Raguet Elementary School	419	444	6%
Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School	252	254	0.8%
Thomas Junior Rusk Elementary School	504	466	-7.5%
Woden Elementary School	455	460	1.1%
Woden High School	217	215	-0.9%
Woden Junior High School	163	181	11%