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There were 7,817 students enrolled in Wharton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Wharton County had the 81st largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 59.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Wharton County schools, followed by white students at 26.9%, Black students at 11.7%, Asian students at 0.3%, American Indian students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 1.4%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Boling High School	314	316	0.6%
C. G. Sivells Elementary School	429	423	-1.4%
East Bernard Elementary School	379	384	1.3%
East Bernard High School	293	301	2.7%
East Bernard Junior High School	302	317	5%
El Campo High School	1,062	999	-5.9%
Elementary Campo Middle School	724	699	-3.5%
Hutchins Elementary School	709	720	1.6%
Iago Junior High School	284	273	-3.9%
Louise Elementary School	253	248	-2%
Louise High School	159	156	-1.9%
Louise Junior High School	122	117	-4.1%
Myatt Elementary School	390	412	5.6%
Newgulf Elementary School	548	556	1.5%
Northside Elementary School	464	496	6.9%
Wharton Elementary School	476	461	-3.2%
Wharton High School	570	584	2.5%
Wharton Junior High School	369	355	-3.8%