Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
At the time, Colorado County had the 114th largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 49.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Colorado County schools, followed by white students at 35.9%, Black students at 11.3%, Asian students at 0.5%, American Indian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 2.5%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Alternative School | 12 | 17 | 41.7% |
| Columbus Elementary School | 760 | 786 | 3.4% |
| Columbus High School | 505 | 520 | 3% |
| Columbus Junior High School | 333 | 313 | -6% |
| Eagle Lake Intermediate School | 180 | 180 | 0% |
| Eagle Lake Primary School | 233 | 218 | -6.4% |
| Garwood Elementary School | 114 | 105 | -7.9% |
| Rice Challenge Academy | 88 | 107 | 21.6% |
| Rice High School | 334 | 356 | 6.6% |
| Rice Junior High School | 256 | 268 | 4.7% |
| Sheridan Elementary School | 81 | 81 | 0% |
| Weimar Elementary School | 302 | 314 | 4% |
| Weimar High School | 188 | 199 | 5.9% |
| Weimar Junior High School | 214 | 209 | -2.3% |
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