Liberty County Education: 56 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

By East Houston News

Dec 31, 2024

There were 56 American Indian students enrolled in Liberty County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Liberty County welcomed 21,811 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 33 schools in Liberty County, Dayton High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine 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.

Ethnicities in Liberty County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Liberty County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Cleveland High School	0.2	3,310
Cleveland Middle School	0.3	1,696
Dayton High School	0.6	1,633
Wilson Junior High School	0.2	1,396
Northside Elementary School	0.2	1,235
Eastside Elementary School	0.1	948
Southside Elementary School	0	905
Richter Elementary School	0.3	875
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School	0.4	845
Cottonwood Elementary School	0.1	827
Tarkington Intermediate School	0	773
Austin Elementary School	0.5	759
Liberty High School	0	707
Pine Burr Elementary School	0	691
Liberty Elementary School	0	684
Hardin Elementary School	0.2	607
Liberty Middle School	0.4	557
Tarkington High School	0.4	513
San Jacinto Elementary School	0	450
Tarkington Middle School	0	414
Hardin High School	1.3	394
Hardin Junior High School	0.6	316
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School	1.5	267
Colbert Elementary School	0.4	264
Tarkington Primary School	0.5	193
Devers Elementary School	0	141
Hull-Daisetta High School	0	105
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	0	68
Devers Junior High School	0	63
Premier High School of Dayton	0	59
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School	0	59
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy	1.9	53
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	0	4