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

Of the 3,894 students attending Gonzales County schools, 70.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Gonzales County, comprising 69.9% of the student body.

Gonzales Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 65% Hispanic students, 25.2% white students, 6.8% Black students, 2.3% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.2% Asian students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 2.4%.

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 district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Gonzales Elementary School	Hispanic	65%	512
Gonzales High School	Hispanic	67.4%	760
Gonzales Junior High School	Hispanic	66.5%	562
Gonzales North Avenue	Hispanic	67.1%	565
Gonzales Primary Academy	Hispanic	70.4%	142
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Legacy Ranch	Hispanic	85.7%	35
Marion Alternative Center	Hispanic	80%	10
Nixon Smiley Elementary School	Hispanic	70.7%	434
Nixon-Smiley CISD DAEP	Hispanic	83.3%	6
Nixon-Smiley High School	Hispanic	80.7%	285
Nixon-Smiley Middle School	Hispanic	71.7%	286
Waelder School	Hispanic	88.2%	297