Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Bee County welcomed 5,074 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 12 schools in Bee County, Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 62 students.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| A. C. Jones High School | 2.3 | 970 |
| Moreno Junior High School | 2.3 | 784 |
| Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School | 3 | 529 |
| Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School | 12.4 | 498 |
| R. A. Hall Elementary School | 3 | 434 |
| St. Mary's Academy Charter School | 1 | 401 |
| Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School | 0.3 | 368 |
| Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center | 1.4 | 293 |
| Skidmore-Tynan High School | 0.4 | 239 |
| Pettus Secondary | 1 | 197 |
| Pettus Elementary School | 2.2 | 182 |
| Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School | 1.1 | 179 |
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