SC Texas News

There were 1,797 Hispanic students enrolled in Colorado County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% 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, Hispanic students comprised 49.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Colorado County, Columbus Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 335 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Columbus Elementary School	44.1	760
Columbus High School	45.7	505
Rice High School	59.3	334
Columbus Junior High School	46.5	333
Weimar Elementary School	44.4	302
Rice Junior High School	61.3	256
Eagle Lake Primary School	73	233
Weimar Junior High School	50	214
Weimar High School	36.2	188
Eagle Lake Intermediate School	73.3	180
Garwood Elementary School	47.4	114
Rice Challenge Academy	18.2	88
Sheridan Elementary School	44.4	81
Columbus Alternative School	33.3	12