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There were five American Indian students enrolled in De Witt County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 66.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that De Witt County welcomed 4,381 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in De Witt County, Nordheim School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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
Cuero High School	0	638
Hunt Elementary School	0	506
Cuero Junior High School	0.2	482
Yoakum High School	0	482
Yoakum Junior High School	0	322
J. C. French Elementary School	0	311
Yoakum Intermediate School	0	307
Yorktown Elementary School	0	273
Yoakum Annex	0	229
Yoakum Primary School	0	206
Meyersville Elementary School	0	150
Yorktown High School	0.7	143
Nordheim School	1.5	131
Yorktown Junior High School	0.8	120
Westhoff Elementary School	0	81