SC Texas News

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in De Witt County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 4,313 students attending De Witt County schools, 53.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37.3% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in De Witt County, comprising 54.6% of the student body.

Yoakum Annex had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 50.2% Hispanic students, 35.2% white students, 9.7% Black students, 4% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.4% Asian students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1.6%.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Cuero High School	Hispanic	48.8%	641
Cuero Junior High School	Hispanic	49.7%	483
Hunt Elementary School	Hispanic	52.7%	486
J. C. French Elementary School	Hispanic	56.6%	295
Meyersville Elementary School	White	83.2%	155
Nordheim School	White	50.8%	126
Westhoff Elementary School	White	54.5%	88
Yoakum Annex	Hispanic	50.2%	227
Yoakum High School	Hispanic	61.4%	484
Yoakum Intermediate School	Hispanic	75.3%	296
Yoakum Junior High School	Hispanic	66.2%	284
Yoakum Primary School	Hispanic	73.4%	207
Yorktown Elementary School	White	49%	259
Yorktown High School	Hispanic	48.4%	153
Yorktown Junior High School	Hispanic	48.8%	129