Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
At the time, Jasper County had the 92nd largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 63.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jasper County schools, followed by Black students at 19.5%, Hispanic students at 11.2%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Asian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 5.1%.
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.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buna Elementary School | 702 | 721 | 2.7% |
| Buna High School | 427 | 409 | -4.2% |
| Buna Junior High School | 348 | 330 | -5.2% |
| Evadale Elementary School | 176 | 184 | 4.5% |
| Evadale High School | 115 | 106 | -7.8% |
| Evadale Junior High School | 80 | 94 | 17.5% |
| Jasper High School | 681 | 673 | -1.2% |
| Jasper Junior High School | 493 | 516 | 4.7% |
| Jean C. Few Primary School | 699 | 556 | -20.5% |
| Kirbyville Elementary School | 722 | 695 | -3.7% |
| Kirbyville High School | 417 | 427 | 2.4% |
| Kirbyville Junior High School | 363 | 336 | -7.4% |
| Parnell Elementary School | 338 | 449 | 32.8% |
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