North Coastal News

There were 644 Black students enrolled in Matagorda County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Matagorda County welcomed 7,023 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Matagorda County, Bay City Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 136 students.

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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bay City High School	13.1	969
Bay City Junior High School	16.7	815
Tenie Holmes Elementary School	16	746
Roberts Elementary School	14.6	534
Cherry Elementary School	13.7	446
Palacios High School	2.6	380
Central Elementary School	0.8	356
Van Vleck High School	7.5	335
Van Vleck Elementary School	6.5	325
Palacios Junior High School	0.7	303
East Side Intermediate School	0.7	283
Blessing Elementary School	0	263
Tidehaven High School	1.5	260
Van Vleck Junior High School	9.5	253
Tidehaven Intermediate School	2	251
Markham Elementary School	5.1	236
Van Vleck Intermediate School	9	167
Matagorda School	0	101