East Houston News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Liberty County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 21,811 students attending Liberty County schools, 57.3% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 34.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Liberty County, comprising 59.3% of the student body.

Richter Elementary School and Tarkington High School had the most diverse student body in Liberty County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 3.2% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Austin Elementary School	Hispanic	53.4%	759
Cleveland High School	Hispanic	86.9%	3,310
Cleveland Middle School	Hispanic	81.3%	1,696
Colbert Elementary School	Hispanic	42.8%	264
Cottonwood Elementary School	Hispanic	93.3%	827
Dayton High School	Hispanic	49.1%	1,633
Devers Elementary School	White	70.9%	141
Devers Junior High School	White	52.4%	63
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	Hispanic	89.7%	68
Eastside Elementary School	Hispanic	81.3%	948
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	White	75%	4
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy	Hispanic	86.8%	53
Hardin Elementary School	White	74.6%	607
Hardin High School	White	73.9%	394
Hardin Junior High School	White	77.5%	316
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School	White	76.4%	267
Hull-Daisetta High School	White	74.3%	105
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School	White	79.7%	59
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School	Hispanic	50.3%	845
Liberty Elementary School	Hispanic	44%	684
Liberty High School	Hispanic	41.3%	707
Liberty Middle School	White	43.3%	557
Northside Elementary School	Hispanic	67.2%	1,235
Pine Burr Elementary School	Hispanic	94.6%	691
Premier High School of Dayton	White	67.8%	59
Richter Elementary School	White	57%	875
San Jacinto Elementary School	Hispanic	42.7%	450
Southside Elementary School	Hispanic	88.4%	905
Tarkington High School	White	79.9%	513
Tarkington Intermediate School	White	83.6%	773
Tarkington Middle School	White	77.5%	414
Tarkington Primary School	White	81.3%	193
Wilson Junior High School	Hispanic	49.2%	1,396