Buna Junior High School
Public middle school in Buna, Texas · Buna ISD · Grades 6–8
Buna Junior High School serves 318 students in grades 6–8 in Buna (Jasper County). It is one of 3 schools in Buna ISD. By enrollment it is the 1371st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Buna ISD |
| County | Jasper County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481209000706 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Buna ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 318 | 1,474 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.2% | 49.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Buna Junior High School in context
Size
Buna Junior High School is the only middle school in Buna ISD. Its 318 students are 21.6% of the district's 1,474. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 18.2 miles away and have a median of 560 students, so Buna Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 120 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 95, against an average of 106 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% fewer students than grade 6 (103 against 120). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 89.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Buna ISD (89.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% across Buna ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Buna Junior High School has 26.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 318 students would have about 22.1 teachers, so Buna Junior High School has 4.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Evadale Junior High School, 9.2 miles away in Evadale ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Black | 1.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 120 |
| Grade 7 | 95 |
| Grade 8 | 103 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
177 Fm 253, Buna, TX 77612
Phone: (409)994-4860
Website: bunaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Buna Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evadale Junior High School | Evadale ISD | 9.2 mi | 108 | 12.2 | 37% |
| Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School | Silsbee ISD | 13.8 mi | 597 | 12.8 | 64.8% |
| Kirbyville Junior High School | Kirbyville CISD | 14.9 mi | 326 | 12.1 | 50% |
| Mauriceville Middle School | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | 16.7 mi | 272 | 11.6 | 58.8% |
| Lumberton Middle School | Lumberton ISD | 19.7 mi | 918 | 15.9 | 37.5% |
| Vidor Middle School | Vidor ISD | 19.9 mi | 653 | 14 | 59.7% |
| Vidor Junior High School | Vidor ISD | 20.4 mi | 612 | 15.5 | 52.3% |
| Little Cypress Junior High School | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | 22.5 mi | 523 | 14.6 | 56.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Buna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buna Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 721 |
| Buna High School | High | 9–12 | 435 |