Of the 4,338 students attending De Witt County County schools, 53.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37.4% of De Witt County County students.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in De Witt County County, representing 53.9% of the student body.
Hunt Elementary School and Cuero High School had the most diverse student body in De Witt County County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.7% when compared to the previous year.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuero High School | Hispanic | 46.8% | 630 |
| Cuero Junior High School | Hispanic | 50.2% | 478 |
| Hunt Elementary School | Hispanic | 50.8% | 512 |
| J. C. French Elementary School | Hispanic | 50% | 308 |
| Meyersville Elementary School | white | 81.4% | 145 |
| Nordheim School | white | 50.3% | 149 |
| Westhoff Elementary School | white | 69% | 71 |
| Yoakum Annex | Hispanic | 71.5% | 207 |
| Yoakum High School | Hispanic | 61.1% | 470 |
| Yoakum Intermediate School | Hispanic | 70.8% | 264 |
| Yoakum Junior High School | Hispanic | 63.2% | 353 |
| Yoakum Primary School | Hispanic | 72.3% | 213 |
| Yorktown Elementary School | white | 50% | 256 |
| Yorktown High School | Hispanic | 51.3% | 154 |
| Yorktown Junior High School | white | 47.7% | 128 |
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