Waco Reporter

There were 3,259 white students enrolled in Hill County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hill County welcomed 5,786 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 56.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Hill County, Whitney High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 299 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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsboro High School	23.9	570
Whitney High School	70.4	425
Whitney Elementary School	70.2	403
Hillsboro Intermediate School	24.2	392
Whitney Middle School	69.6	349
Blum ISD	84	344
Aquilla School	84.1	334
Covington School	76.8	302
Whitney Intermediate School	67.7	300
Itasca Elementary School	37.9	298
Hillsboro Junior High School	23	291
Abbott School	82.7	283
Hubbard High School	64	222
Hubbard Elementary School	61.9	218
Penelope School	65.3	199
Mount Calm ISD	62	192
Itasca High School	37.6	186
Bynum School	59.1	181
Malone Elementary School	15.7	153
Itasca Middle School	39.6	144