📍 177 Fm 253, Buna, Jasper County, 77612
Buna J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Buna, Jasper County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Katy Hicks. It is part of the Buna Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buna J H enrolls 348 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.4% Two or more races and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 348 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 150 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buna J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 19.
Buna J H is one of 3 schools in BUNA ISD, based in BUNA, Texas. The district serves 1,474 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Buna J H is smaller than the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant