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There were 1,624 white students enrolled in Dewitt County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Dewitt County welcomed 4,338 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 37.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Dewitt County, Cuero High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 248 students.

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Cuero High School	39.4	630
Hunt Elementary School	38.3	512
Cuero Junior High School	38.9	478
Yoakum High School	32.6	470
Yoakum Junior High School	28.9	353
J. C. French Elementary School	35.4	308
Yoakum Intermediate School	20.8	264
Yorktown Elementary School	50	256
Yoakum Primary School	19.2	213
Yoakum Annex	16.4	207
Yorktown High School	44.8	154
Nordheim School	50.3	149
Meyersville Elementary School	81.4	145
Yorktown Junior High School	47.7	128
Westhoff Elementary School	69	71