Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
At the time, Lavaca County had the 115th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 69.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lavaca County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 20.6%, Black students at 5%, Asian students at 0.7%, American Indian students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 3.9%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezzell Elementary School | 112 | 130 | 16.1% |
| Hallettsville Elementary School | 440 | 444 | 0.9% |
| Hallettsville High School | 426 | 424 | -0.5% |
| Hallettsville Junior High School | 306 | 300 | -2% |
| Moulton Elementary School | 166 | 165 | -0.6% |
| Moulton High School | 138 | 128 | -7.2% |
| Shiner Elementary School | 410 | 423 | 3.2% |
| Shiner High School | 314 | 294 | -6.4% |
| Sweet Home Elementary School | 145 | 148 | 2.1% |
| Vysehrad Elementary School | 113 | 88 | -22.1% |
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