East Houston News

There were 3,713 Hispanic students enrolled in Chambers County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.1% 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, Hispanic students comprised 33.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Chambers County, Barbers Hill High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 565 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Barbers Hill High School	28.7	1,972
Barbers Hill Elementary South	35.6	883
Barbers Hill Intermediate South	31.7	872
Barbers Hill Elementary North	23.2	856
Early Childhood Center	31	804
Barbers Hill Intermediate North	22.6	761
Anahuac Elementary School	34.2	713
Clark Elementary School	48.9	683
Barbers Hill Middle South	34.1	636
Barbers Hill Middle North	24	525
Anahuac High School	37.2	454
East Chambers High School	45.9	451
East Chambers Primary School	43.2	412
East Chambers Junior High School	50.4	357
East Chambers Elementary School	47	336
Anahuac Middle School	33.7	326
Alternative School	50	30