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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 20.4% of Wood County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

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.

Ethnicities in Wood County in 2022-23 School Year

White [71.1%]Hispanic [20.4%]Ethnicities <5% [8.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Wood County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Quitman Elementary School15.1581
Winnsboro High School19.1492
Mineola High School35.4466
Mineola Primary School31.8443
Alba-Golden High School10.4414
Alba-Golden Elementary School12.1404
Hawkins High School / Middle3.9386
Hawkins Elementary School6.5383
Mineola Middle School35.7381
Quitman High School15.9365
Winnsboro Junior High School16.9360
Winnsboro Elementary School23.7355
Mineola Elementary School31.7353
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School20.8332
Quitman Junior High School19.3270
Yantis School28.2195
Yantis Elementary School29.2192
Alter School05

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