Tyler Reporter

There were 6,329 students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Wood County had the 88th largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that white students made up 70.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Wood County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 20.9%, Black students at 3.1%, Asian students at 0.6%, American Indian students at 0.5% and multiracial students at 4.6%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Alba-Golden Elementary School	404	396	-2%
Alba-Golden High School	414	438	5.8%
Hawkins Elementary School	383	370	-3.4%
Hawkins High School / Middle	386	422	9.3%
Mineola Elementary School	353	374	5.9%
Mineola High School	466	480	3%
Mineola Middle School	381	338	-11.3%
Mineola Primary School	443	470	6.1%
Quitman Elementary School	581	586	0.9%
Quitman High School	365	353	-3.3%
Quitman Junior High School	270	271	0.4%
Winnsboro Elementary School	355	356	0.3%
Winnsboro High School	492	496	0.8%
Winnsboro Junior High School	360	330	-8.3%
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	332	301	-9.3%
Yantis Elementary School	192	173	-9.9%
Yantis School	195	175	-10.3%