Students score well above the state average on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills Test. The school year provides for 180 days of instruction and teachers are under contract 183 days per year. The District has earned both area and statewide recognition for its comprehensive educational programs. The business community has made considerable progress. There have been many new and successful businesses established in the past ten years with examples of a new modern Post Office, three banks, one credit union, a new Public Library.
Many businesses are now second generation.
They outgrew their beginnings, and are now in larger, modern buildings with both expanded inventories and services. The Chamber of Commerce is, of course, associated with businesses, has continued to develop and contribute significantly to this city. Shipbuilding and oil refining industries have been important to Bridge City for many years. The Gulf Coast shrimp and fish industry also contribute significantly to the economy of this area. Gulf States Utilities Company-Entergy electric generating plant is the largest industry within the Bridge City School District.