Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 2,656 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Jackson County, Edna High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 61 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Edna High School | 14.2 | 431 |
| Industrial High School | 0.8 | 386 |
| Ganado Elementary School | 0.9 | 347 |
| Edna Junior High School | 12.9 | 334 |
| Industrial Elementary East | 1.9 | 269 |
| Industrial Junior High School | 1.1 | 262 |
| Edna Elementary School | 6.8 | 222 |
| Ganado High School | 2.5 | 200 |
| Ganado Junior High School | 2.4 | 164 |
| Edna Alternative | 12.2 | 41 |
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