Waco Reporter

There were 2,456 Hispanic students enrolled in Hill County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hill County welcomed 6,583 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 37.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Hill County, Hillsboro Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 412 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsboro Elementary School	58.5	704
Hillsboro High School	64.7	604
Whitney High School	23.6	441
Hillsboro Intermediate School	59.9	429
Whitney Elementary School	23.4	393
Whitney Middle School	23.8	344
Whitney Intermediate School	20.2	341
Blum ISD	11.2	338
Aquilla School	10.9	321
Covington School	22.9	319
Itasca Elementary School	55.9	295
Abbott School	14.3	286
Hillsboro Junior High School	54.8	272
Hubbard High School	21	229
Hubbard Elementary School	21.6	218
Penelope School	32.7	202
Itasca High School	47.9	192
Bynum School	33.3	189
Mount Calm ISD	30.5	167
Itasca Middle School	47.6	164
Malone Elementary School	78.9	128
Hill County JJAEP	0	3
Hill County JJAEP	50	2
Hill County JJAEP	50	2