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Cuero High School had the highest enrollment among DeWitt County schools, welcoming 638 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.8% of them were boys, and 47.2% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Cuero High School students was Hispanic, accounting for 48.4% of the student population.

Among the 15 schools in DeWitt County, Hunt Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 506 students, while Yoakum High School welcomed 482 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Cuero High School is a part of Cuero ISD, which roughly covers schools within DeWitt County with its main office in Cuero.

In the previous school year, Cuero High School also had the highest number of students among DeWitt County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Cuero High School	Cuero	638
Hunt Elementary School	Cuero	506
Yoakum High School	Yoakum	482
Cuero Junior High School	Cuero	482
Yoakum Junior High School	Yoakum	322
J. C. French Elementary School	Cuero	311
Yoakum Intermediate School	Yoakum	307
Yorktown Elementary School	Yorktown	273
Yoakum Annex	Yoakum	229
Yoakum Primary School	Yoakum	206
Meyersville Elementary School	Meyersville	150
Yorktown High School	Yorktown	143
Nordheim School	Nordheim	131
Yorktown Junior High School	Yorktown	120
Westhoff Elementary School	Westhoff	81