Corpus Christi Sun

There were 1,051 white students enrolled in Jim Wells County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Jim Wells County welcomed 7,597 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 13.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Jim Wells County, Orange Grove High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 193 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alice High School	5.1	1,290
Adams Middle School	5.2	1,029
Noonan Elementary School	7	572
Orange Grove High School	34.6	558
Schallert Elementary School	15.6	546
Dubose Elementary School	8	536
Saenz Elementary School	5.3	533
Orange Grove Primary School	37.7	443
Orange Grove Junior High School	40.7	396
Premont Ernest High Singleton Early College Academy	1.8	379
Premont Collegiate High School	4.4	361
Orange Grove Elementary School	37.4	358
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School	12.4	266
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	7.9	228
La Gloria Elementary School	5.9	102