Tyler Reporter

There were 1,303 Hispanic students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wood County welcomed 6,377 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 20.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Wood County, Mineola High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 165 students.

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 districts. 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 said.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Quitman Elementary School	15.1	581
Winnsboro High School	19.1	492
Mineola High School	35.4	466
Mineola Primary School	31.8	443
Alba-Golden High School	10.4	414
Alba-Golden Elementary School	12.1	404
Hawkins High School / Middle	3.9	386
Hawkins Elementary School	6.5	383
Mineola Middle School	35.7	381
Quitman High School	15.9	365
Winnsboro Junior High School	16.9	360
Winnsboro Elementary School	23.7	355
Mineola Elementary School	31.7	353
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	20.8	332
Quitman Junior High School	19.3	270
Yantis School	28.2	195
Yantis Elementary School	29.2	192
Alter School	0	5