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There was one Pacific Islander student enrolled in Lavaca County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lavaca County welcomed 2,570 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Hallettsville Elementary School was the only school in the county to enroll a Pacific Islander student, with just one student identified 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
Hallettsville Elementary School	0.2	440
Hallettsville High School	0	426
Shiner Elementary School	0	410
Shiner High School	0	314
Hallettsville Junior High School	0	306
Moulton Elementary School	0	166
Sweet Home Elementary School	0	145
Moulton High School	0	138
Vysehrad Elementary School	0	113
Ezzell Elementary School	0	112