North Coastal News

There were 802 white students enrolled in Bee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bee County welcomed 5,096 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 15.7% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 142 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	13.6	1,041
Moreno Junior High School	11.9	705
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School	8.5	562
R. A. Hall Elementary School	10.3	478
Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School	14.8	465
St. Mary's Academy Charter School	11.3	381
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School	22.1	344
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	10.3	311
Skidmore-Tynan High School	27	237
Pettus Secondary	29.9	221
Pettus Elementary School	42.8	180
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School	30.4	171