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There were 84 Black students enrolled in Wilson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wilson County welcomed 9,347 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Wilson County, Floresville Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Floresville High School	0.9	1,246
Floresville South Elementary School	1.1	1,025
La Vernia High School	0.6	981
Floresville Middle School	1.8	904
La Vernia Primary School	1.2	881
Floresville North Elementary School	1.1	844
La Vernia Intermediate School	0.7	837
La Vernia Junior High School	0.6	816
Poth Elementary School	0	455
Stockdale Elementary School	0.5	397
Poth High School	1.1	274
Stockdale High School	0	257
Poth Junior High School	1	206
Stockdale Junior High School	0	199
Floresville Alter Center	8.7	23
Alternative School	0	2