North Coastal News

There were 808 white students enrolled in Bee County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bee County welcomed 5,074 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 15.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Bee County, A. C. Jones High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 139 students.

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
A. C. Jones High School	14.3	970
Moreno Junior High School	13.4	784
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School	9.1	529
Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School	14.7	498
R. A. Hall Elementary School	9.7	434
St. Mary's Academy Charter School	13.7	401
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School	26.1	368
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	10.6	293
Skidmore-Tynan High School	28.9	239
Pettus Secondary	29.9	197
Pettus Elementary School	24.2	182
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School	26.3	179