Tyler Reporter

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

Of the 11,060 students attending Cherokee County schools, 48.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 35.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, comprising 48.7% of the student body.

Bullard Middle School and East Side Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Cherokee County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.9%.

“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
Alto Elementary School	White	39.8%	201
Alto High School	Hispanic	36.7%	147
Alto Middle School	Hispanic	42.3%	156
Bullard Early Childhood	White	88.1%	268
Bullard Elementary School	White	82.4%	425
Bullard High School	White	83.1%	891
Bullard Intermediate School	White	84.7%	431
Bullard Middle School	White	82.6%	483
Bullard Primary School	White	83.6%	414
Compass Center	Black	38.2%	34
East Side Elementary School	Hispanic	39.2%	607
Fred Douglass	Hispanic	53.3%	600
G.W. Bradford Primary School	White	61%	364
Jacksonville High School	Hispanic	56.6%	1,364
Jacksonville Middle School	Hispanic	58.8%	645
Joe Wright Elementary School	Hispanic	58.1%	525
New Summerfield School	Hispanic	85.1%	511
Nichols Intermediate School	Hispanic	54%	659
Rusk Elementary School	White	63.2%	329
Rusk High School	White	60.5%	603
Rusk Intermediate School	White	60.4%	268
Rusk Junior High School	White	64.3%	493
Wells School	White	74.4%	242
West Side Elementary School	Hispanic	56.5%	400