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There were 2,390 Hispanic students enrolled in De Witt County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% 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, Hispanic comprised 54.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in De Witt County, Cuero High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 309 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
Cuero High School	48.4	638
Hunt Elementary School	52	506
Cuero Junior High School	50.4	482
Yoakum High School	62.2	482
Yoakum Junior High School	65.5	322
J. C. French Elementary School	53.7	311
Yoakum Intermediate School	70.4	307
Yorktown Elementary School	47.6	273
Yoakum Annex	77.3	229
Yoakum Primary School	68.4	206
Meyersville Elementary School	14.7	150
Yorktown High School	50.3	143
Nordheim School	44.3	131
Yorktown Junior High School	42.5	120
Westhoff Elementary School	37	81