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

Of the 4,381 students attending De Witt County schools, 54.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in De Witt County, comprising 53.5% of the student body.

Yorktown Junior High School and Cuero Junior High School had the most diverse student body in De Witt 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% 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
Cuero High School	Hispanic	48.4%	638
Cuero Junior High School	Hispanic	50.4%	482
Hunt Elementary School	Hispanic	52%	506
J. C. French Elementary School	Hispanic	53.7%	311
Meyersville Elementary School	White	82%	150
Nordheim School	White	50.4%	131
Westhoff Elementary School	White	56.8%	81
Yoakum Annex	Hispanic	77.3%	229
Yoakum High School	Hispanic	62.2%	482
Yoakum Intermediate School	Hispanic	70.4%	307
Yoakum Junior High School	Hispanic	65.5%	322
Yoakum Primary School	Hispanic	68.4%	206
Yorktown Elementary School	White	49.1%	273
Yorktown High School	Hispanic	50.3%	143
Yorktown Junior High School	White	50.8%	120