SC Texas News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Colorado County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,600 students attending Colorado County schools, 49.9% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 35.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Colorado County, comprising 50.6% of the student body.

Columbus Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Colorado County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.6% when compared to the previous year.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Columbus Alternative School	White	66.7%	12
Columbus Elementary School	Hispanic	44.1%	760
Columbus High School	Hispanic	45.7%	505
Columbus Junior High School	Hispanic	46.5%	333
Eagle Lake Intermediate School	Hispanic	73.3%	180
Eagle Lake Primary School	Hispanic	73%	233
Garwood Elementary School	Hispanic	47.4%	114
Rice Challenge Academy	White	44.3%	88
Rice High School	Hispanic	59.3%	334
Rice Junior High School	Hispanic	61.3%	256
Sheridan Elementary School	White	46.9%	81
Weimar Elementary School	Hispanic	44.4%	302
Weimar High School	White	48.4%	188
Weimar Junior High School	Hispanic	50%	214