PORT NECHES PRI

PORT NECHES PRI, a moderately sized elementary campus in PORT NECHES, Texas, run under PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD, educates 574 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 9 schools in PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (5,349 students total), PORT NECHES PRI accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PORT NECHES PRI records that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at PORT NECHES PRI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Jefferson County's rate of about 71%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,026, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), PORT NECHES PRI is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PORT NECHES MIDDLE, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

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