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Jasper County schools enrolled 5,496 students during 2023-24 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 5,496 students enrolled in Jasper County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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.

Enrollment in Jasper County Schools Over 4 Years
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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Jasper County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Buna Elementary School7027212.7%
Buna High School427409-4.2%
Buna Junior High School348330-5.2%
Evadale Elementary School1761844.5%
Evadale High School115106-7.8%
Evadale Junior High School809417.5%
Jasper High School681673-1.2%
Jasper Junior High School4935164.7%
Jean C. Few Primary School699556-20.5%
Kirbyville Elementary School722695-3.7%
Kirbyville High School4174272.4%
Kirbyville Junior High School363336-7.4%
Parnell Elementary School33844932.8%

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