Bee County Schools: A. C. Jones High School welcomed most students in 2022-23 school year

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

By North Coastal News

Aug 1, 2024

A. C. Jones High School had the highest enrollment among Bee County schools, welcoming 1,041 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 82.6% of the A. C. Jones High School total enrollment.

Among the 12 schools in Bee County, Moreno Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 705 students, while Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School welcomed 562 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

A. C. Jones High School is a part of Beeville ISD, which roughly covers schools within Bee County with its main office in Beeville.

In the previous school year, A. C. Jones High School also had the highest number of students among Bee County schools.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Enrollment in A. C. Jones High School Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Bee County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
A. C. Jones High School	Beeville	1,041
Moreno Junior High School	Beeville	705
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School	Beeville	562
R. A. Hall Elementary School	Beeville	478
Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School	Pawnee	465
St. Mary's Academy Charter School	Beeville	381
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School	Skidmore	344
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	Beeville	311
Skidmore-Tynan High School	Skidmore	237
Pettus Secondary	Pettus	221
Pettus Elementary School	Pettus	180
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School	Skidmore	171