There were 12,228 Black students enrolled in Brazoria County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Data showed that Brazoria County welcomed 72,390 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 16.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 97 schools in Brazoria County, Shadow Creek High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students, with a total of 1,038.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | % Black students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Pearland High School | 12.7% | 3,412 |
| Alvin High School | 3.3% | 2,766 |
| Shadow Creek High School | 39.9% | 2,599 |
| Glenda Dawson High School | 24.8% | 2,569 |
| Brazoswood High School | 6.7% | 2,436 |
| Manvel High School | 41.2% | 2,238 |
| Angleton High School | 12.7% | 2,225 |
| Angleton Junior High School | 13.2% | 1,567 |
| Robert Turner College and Career High School | 7.3% | 1,128 |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High School | 30.2% | 1,034 |
| Westside Elementary School | 8.1% | 1,029 |
| Clute Intermediate School | 7.9% | 1,002 |
| Pearland Junior High West | 9% | 941 |
| Columbia High School | 7% | 885 |
| Leon High Sablatura Middle School | 9.9% | 878 |
| Sweeny Elementary School | 8.2% | 869 |
| Rodeo Palms Junior High School | 39.9% | 842 |
| Brazosport High School | 9.3% | 841 |
| Berry Miller Junior High School | 24.2% | 827 |
| E. A. Lawhon Elementary School | 8.9% | 816 |
| Pearland Junior High East | 10.5% | 801 |
| Don Jeter Elementary School | 37.1% | 800 |
| Meridiana Elementary School | 45% | 794 |
| Savannah Lakes Elementary School | 57.7% | 785 |
| G. W. Harby Junior High School | 3.7% | 781 |
| Nolan Ryan Junior High School | 41.2% | 777 |
| Alexander Middle School | 10.5% | 765 |
| Pearland Junior High South | 17% | 764 |
| Mary Burks Marek Elementary School | 34.8% | 762 |
| Glenn York Elementary School | 29.6% | 758 |
| Bess Brannen Elementary School | 3.3% | 747 |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School | 7% | 741 |
| Rasco Middle School | 6.4% | 735 |
| Sam Jamison Middle School | 18.1% | 728 |
| Alvin Elementary School | 1.7% | 724 |
| Pomona Elementary School | 38% | 721 |
| Rogers Middle School | 22.9% | 721 |
| Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School | 34.6% | 719 |
| Alvin Junior High School | 4.2% | 716 |
| H. C. Carleston Elementary School | 22.1% | 714 |
| Red Duke Elementary School | 33.5% | 711 |
| Manvel Junior High School | 40.7% | 705 |
| Silvercrest Elementary School | 11.2% | 704 |
| Magnolia Elementary School | 8.5% | 703 |
| Hood-Case Elementary School | 2% | 698 |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School | 6% | 698 |
| E. C. Mason Elementary School | 19.8% | 692 |
| Silverlake Elementary School | 24.7% | 691 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | 39.4% | 678 |
| O. M. Roberts Elementary School | 10.7% | 674 |
| West Columbia Elementary School | 5.9% | 674 |
| Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School | 32.9% | 665 |
| Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School | 2.6% | 655 |
| West Brazos Junior High School | 5.1% | 651 |
| Rustic Oak Elementary School | 6.5% | 645 |
| Fairview Junior High School | 2.5% | 644 |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 2.7% | 634 |
| Freeport Elementary School | 8.1% | 616 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 22.8% | 614 |
| Sweeny High School | 11.1% | 597 |
| Melba Passmore Elementary School | 1.5% | 592 |
| Bill Hasse Elementary School | 5.1% | 574 |
| A. P. Beutel Elementary School | 3.7% | 572 |
| Freeport Intermediate School | 9% | 565 |
| C. J. Harris Elementary School | 17.7% | 549 |
| Massey Ranch Elementary School | 17% | 541 |
| Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School | 33.7% | 540 |
| Central Elementary School | 13.9% | 533 |
| T. W. Ogg Elementary School | 8.6% | 525 |
| Shadycrest Elementary School | 5.5% | 512 |
| New Elementary School | 50.3% | 497 |
| Griffith Elementary School | 3% | 493 |
| Northside Elementary School | 12.7% | 479 |
| Rancho Isabella Elementary School | 15.3% | 464 |
| R. L. Stevenson Primary School | 4.3% | 461 |
| Walt Disney Elementary School | 3.7% | 457 |
| O’Hara Lanier Middle School | 6.6% | 456 |
| Sweeny Junior High School | 10.4% | 453 |
| Frontier Elementary School | 18.8% | 430 |
| Gladys Polk Elementary School | 9.6% | 396 |
| Barrow Elementary School | 6.4% | 360 |
| New Elementary School | 19.8% | 333 |
| Southside Elementary School | 11.2% | 304 |
| Danbury Elementary School | 0.7% | 297 |
| Wild Peach Elementary School | 4.4% | 297 |
| Danbury High School | 0% | 220 |
| Horizon Montessori – Pearland | 24.1% | 216 |
| S. F. Austin Elementary | 3.2% | 189 |
| Danbury Middle School | 0% | 157 |
| Brazos Success Academy | 9.7% | 134 |
| Rise | 6.9% | 116 |
| Damon Elementary School | 4.7% | 107 |
| Pace Center | 15.6% | 96 |
| Lighthouse Learning Center – DAEP | 15.9% | 88 |
| Student Alternative Center | 4.9% | 41 |
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | 21.2% | 33 |
| Trinity Charter Schools – New Pathways | 14.3% | 7 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
