SC Texas News

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

Of the 7,817 students attending Wharton County schools, 59.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 26.9% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Wharton County, comprising 58.7% of the student body.

Wharton Junior High School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 61.7% Hispanic students, 24.8% Black students, 10.1% white students, 2.8% multiracial students, 0.3% Asian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.4%.

“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
Boling High School	Hispanic	52.5%	316
C. G. Sivells Elementary School	Hispanic	67.1%	423
East Bernard Elementary School	White	54.9%	384
East Bernard High School	White	59.5%	301
East Bernard Junior High School	White	59%	317
El Campo High School	Hispanic	60.4%	999
Elementary Campo Middle School	Hispanic	72.8%	699
Hutchins Elementary School	Hispanic	70.4%	720
Iago Junior High School	Hispanic	56.4%	273
Louise Elementary School	Hispanic	59.7%	248
Louise High School	Hispanic	57.7%	156
Louise Junior High School	Hispanic	58.1%	117
Myatt Elementary School	Hispanic	72.6%	412
Newgulf Elementary School	Hispanic	49.8%	556
Northside Elementary School	Hispanic	66.9%	496
Wharton Elementary School	Hispanic	61.4%	461
Wharton High School	Hispanic	62.7%	584
Wharton Junior High School	Hispanic	61.7%	355