East Houston News

There were 30 American Indian students enrolled in Chambers County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Chambers County welcomed 11,071 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 17 schools in Chambers County, Barbers Hill High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine students.

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 districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Barbers Hill High School	0.5	1,972
Barbers Hill Elementary South	0.1	883
Barbers Hill Intermediate South	0.2	872
Barbers Hill Elementary North	0.1	856
Early Childhood Center	0.4	804
Barbers Hill Intermediate North	0.5	761
Anahuac Elementary School	0	713
Clark Elementary School	0.4	683
Barbers Hill Middle South	0.2	636
Barbers Hill Middle North	0.6	525
Anahuac High School	0.4	454
East Chambers High School	0	451
East Chambers Primary School	0	412
East Chambers Junior High School	0	357
East Chambers Elementary School	0.3	336
Anahuac Middle School	0	326
Alternative School	0	30