East Houston News

Barbers Hill High School had the highest enrollment among Chambers County schools, welcoming 1,972 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 62.8% of the Barbers Hill High School total enrollment.

Among the 17 schools in Chambers County, Barbers Hill Elementary South ranked second in enrollment numbers with 883 students, while Barbers Hill Intermediate South welcomed 872 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Barbers Hill High School is a part of Barbers Hill ISD, which roughly covers schools within Chambers County with its main office in Mont Belvieu.

In the previous school year, Barbers Hill High School also had the highest number of students among Chambers County schools.

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.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Barbers Hill High School	Mont Belvieu	1,972
Barbers Hill Elementary South	Mont Belvieu	883
Barbers Hill Intermediate South	Mont Belvieu	872
Barbers Hill Elementary North	Mont Belvieu	856
Early Childhood Center	Mont Belvieu	804
Barbers Hill Intermediate North	Mont Belvieu	761
Anahuac Elementary School	Anahuac	713
Clark Elementary School	Baytown	683
Barbers Hill Middle South	Mont Belvieu	636
Barbers Hill Middle North	Mont Belvieu	525
Anahuac High School	Anahuac	454
East Chambers High School	Winnie	451
East Chambers Primary School	Winnie	412
East Chambers Junior High School	Winnie	357
East Chambers Elementary School	Winnie	336
Anahuac Middle School	Anahuac	326
Alternative School	Mont Belvieu	30