Waco Reporter

There were 947 Hispanic students enrolled in Falls County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Falls County welcomed 2,380 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 39.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Falls County, Chilton School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 325 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
Chilton School	58.8	553
Marlin Elementary School	35.7	474
Rosebud-Lott Elementary School	35	432
Marlin High School	37.9	243
Rosebud-Lott High School	33.2	220
Marlin Middle School	42.3	201
Westphalia Elementary School	6.5	154
Rosebud-Lott Middle School	40.8	103