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There were two Pacific Islander students enrolled in Gonzales County schools in the 2022-23 school year, compared to none in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gonzales County welcomed 3,990 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Gonzales County, only Gonzales High School and Gonzales Junior High School enrolled any Pacific Islander students, welcoming one student each in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gonzales High School	0.1	791
Gonzales Junior High School	0.2	567
Gonzales North Avenue	0	549
Gonzales Elementary School	0	537
Nixon Smiley Elementary School	0	458
Nixon-Smiley Middle School	0	300
Waelder School	0	290
Nixon-Smiley High School	0	283
Gonzales Primary Academy	0	161
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Legacy Ranch	0	40
Marion Alternative Center	0	10
Nixon-Smiley CISD DAEP	0	4