SC Texas News

There were seven American Indian students enrolled in Colorado County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 75% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Colorado County welcomed 3,600 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Colorado County, Rice Challenge Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three students.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“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	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Columbus Elementary School	0.1	760
Columbus High School	0	505
Rice High School	0	334
Columbus Junior High School	0	333
Weimar Elementary School	0.7	302
Rice Junior High School	0	256
Eagle Lake Primary School	0	233
Weimar Junior High School	0.5	214
Weimar High School	0	188
Eagle Lake Intermediate School	0	180
Garwood Elementary School	0	114
Rice Challenge Academy	3.4	88
Sheridan Elementary School	0	81
Columbus Alternative School	0	12