Tyler Reporter

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Wood County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,329 students attending Wood County schools, 70.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20.9% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Wood County, comprising 71.1% of the student body.

Mineola Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 53.5% white students, 31.8% Hispanic students, 8% multiracial students, 4.5% Black students, 1.6% American Indian students, and 0.5% Asian students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.8%.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Alba-Golden Elementary School	White	82.6%	396
Alba-Golden High School	White	86.8%	438
Hawkins Elementary School	White	79.7%	370
Hawkins High School / Middle	White	78.2%	422
Mineola Elementary School	White	53.5%	374
Mineola High School	White	49.4%	480
Mineola Middle School	White	55.9%	338
Mineola Primary School	White	56.8%	470
Quitman Elementary School	White	78.5%	586
Quitman High School	White	73.7%	353
Quitman Junior High School	White	73.4%	271
Winnsboro Elementary School	White	66.3%	356
Winnsboro High School	White	75.6%	496
Winnsboro Junior High School	White	73.3%	330
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	White	70.8%	301
Yantis Elementary School	White	67.1%	173
Yantis School	White	65.7%	175