East Houston News

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Liberty County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 24,036 students attending Liberty County schools, 62.1% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.3% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Liberty County, comprising 60.2% of the student body.

Richter Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 59.5% white students, 27.3% Hispanic students, 9.5% Black students, 3.1% multiracial students, 0.3% Asian students, 0.1% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.7%.

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	58.5%	771
Cleveland High School	Hispanic	88.9%	3,592
Cleveland Middle School	Hispanic	81%	1,458
Colbert Elementary School	White	55.6%	252
Cottonwood Elementary School	Hispanic	93.8%	1,116
Dayton High School	Hispanic	50.6%	1,647
Devers Elementary School	White	69.5%	131
Devers Junior High School	White	57.4%	54
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	Hispanic	88.1%	109
Eastside Elementary School	Hispanic	83.6%	877
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	Hispanic	41.7%	12
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy	Hispanic	84.3%	70
Hardin Elementary School	White	72%	568
Hardin High School	White	69.7%	396
Hardin Junior High School	White	76.4%	275
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School	White	72.5%	255
Hull-Daisetta High School	White	79.2%	101
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School	White	68.3%	60
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School	Hispanic	51.7%	853
Liberty Elementary School	Hispanic	44.3%	696
Liberty High School	White	44.5%	739
Liberty Middle School	Hispanic	41.1%	538
Northside Elementary School	Hispanic	64.6%	1,097
Pine Burr Elementary School	Hispanic	94.8%	745
Premier High School of Dayton	White	69%	87
Richter Elementary School	White	59.5%	882
San Jacinto Elementary School	Hispanic	43.5%	451
Santa Fe Elementary School	Hispanic	94.7%	866
Santa Fe Middle School	Hispanic	94.9%	988
Southside Elementary School	Hispanic	89.4%	1,052
Tarkington High School	White	75%	552
Tarkington Intermediate School	White	79.3%	779
Tarkington Middle School	White	71%	411
Tarkington Primary School	White	76.3%	186
Wilson Junior High School	Hispanic	50.9%	1,370