Tyler Reporter

There were 4,536 white students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less 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, white students comprised 71.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Wood County, Quitman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 457 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Quitman Elementary School	78.7	581
Winnsboro High School	74.4	492
Mineola High School	51.9	466
Mineola Primary School	57.3	443
Alba-Golden High School	85.3	414
Alba-Golden Elementary School	83.4	404
Hawkins High School / Middle	81.6	386
Hawkins Elementary School	80.9	383
Mineola Middle School	53.5	381
Quitman High School	75.3	365
Winnsboro Junior High School	78.1	360
Winnsboro Elementary School	67.9	355
Mineola Elementary School	55	353
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	71.1	332
Quitman Junior High School	75.9	270
Yantis School	67.7	195
Yantis Elementary School	67.2	192
Alter School	100	5