Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
At the time, McLennan County had the 29th largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 42.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in McLennan County schools, followed by white students at 35.6%, Black students at 16.8%, Asian students at 1%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 3.6%.
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.
Enrollment in McLennan County Schools Over 4 Years
Breakdown of Student Enrollment in McLennan County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Elementary School | 545 | 528 | -3.1% |
| Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy | 397 | 399 | 0.5% |
| Axtell Elementary School | 397 | 391 | -1.5% |
| Axtell High School | 208 | 216 | 3.8% |
| Axtell Middle School | 191 | 169 | -11.5% |
| Bell's Hill Elementary School | 760 | 781 | 2.8% |
| Bill Logue Detention Center | 17 | 16 | -5.9% |
| Bosqueville Elementary School | 341 | 329 | -3.5% |
| Bosqueville High School | 218 | 221 | 1.4% |
| Bosqueville Middle School | 161 | 173 | 7.5% |
| Brazos High School | 86 | 100 | 16.3% |
| Brook Avenue Elementary School | 369 | 373 | 1.1% |
| Bruceville-Eddy Elementary School | 115 | 124 | 7.8% |
| Bruceville-Eddy High School | 191 | 200 | 4.7% |
| Bruceville-Eddy Junior High School | 162 | 138 | -14.8% |
| Castleman Creek Elementary School | 585 | 587 | 0.3% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | 447 | 450 | 0.7% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | 840 | 813 | -3.2% |
| Challenge Academy | 8 | 7 | -12.5% |
| Challenge Academy | 25 | 30 | 20% |
| China Spring Elementary School | 677 | 657 | -3% |
| China Spring High School | 948 | 941 | -0.7% |
| China Spring Intermediate School | 461 | 460 | -0.2% |
| China Spring Middle School | 478 | 505 | 5.6% |
| Connally Early Childhood Center | 302 | 274 | -9.3% |
| Connally Elementary School | 374 | 354 | -5.3% |
| Connally High School | 596 | 621 | 4.2% |
| Connally Junior High School | 544 | 535 | -1.7% |
| Connally Primary School | 508 | 498 | -2% |
| Crawford Elementary School | 274 | 273 | -0.4% |
| Crawford High School | 319 | 326 | 2.2% |
| Crestview Elementary School | 451 | 473 | 4.9% |
| Dean Highland Elementary School | 598 | 597 | -0.2% |
| Foster Elementary School | 329 | 327 | -0.6% |
| G. L. Wiley Opportunity Center | 92 | 77 | -16.3% |
| Hallsburg School | 146 | 145 | -0.7% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Waco | 611 | 606 | -0.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy (Waco) | 575 | 566 | -1.6% |
| Hewitt Elementary School | 502 | 498 | -0.8% |
| Hillcrest Pds Magnet | 440 | 433 | -1.6% |
| Indian Spring Middle School | 404 | 776 | 92.1% |
| Isbill Junior High School | 338 | 345 | 2.1% |
| Junior High Hines Elementary School | 406 | 395 | -2.7% |
| Kendrick Elementary School | 482 | 469 | -2.7% |
| La Vega Elementary School | 659 | 672 | 2% |
| La Vega High School | 882 | 877 | -0.6% |
| La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus | 592 | 634 | 7.1% |
| La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus | 434 | 438 | 0.9% |
| La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus | 450 | 499 | 10.9% |
| Lake Air Montessori School | 697 | 711 | 2% |
| Lone Star High School Central | 186 | 169 | -9.1% |
| Lorena High School | 512 | 553 | 8% |
| Lorena Middle School | 442 | 431 | -2.5% |
| Mart Elementary School | 346 | 362 | 4.6% |
| Mart High School | 242 | 244 | 0.8% |
| McGregor Elementary School | 454 | 473 | 4.2% |
| McGregor High School | 418 | 427 | 2.2% |
| Methodist Children's Home | 80 | 90 | 12.5% |
| Midway High School | 2,648 | 2,730 | 3.1% |
| Midway Middle School | 1,075 | 1,089 | 1.3% |
| Moody Elementary School | 256 | 266 | 3.9% |
| Moody High School | 220 | 215 | -2.3% |
| Moody Middle School | 194 | 205 | 5.7% |
| Mountainview Elementary School | 402 | 349 | -13.2% |
| Parkdale Elementary School | 559 | 520 | -7% |
| Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School | 211 | 227 | 7.6% |
| Premier High School of Waco | 156 | 154 | -1.3% |
| Provident Heights Elementary School | 372 | 398 | 7% |
| Quinn Campus Public Middle School | 251 | 258 | 2.8% |
| Riesel School | 327 | 325 | -0.6% |
| Robinson High School | 696 | 717 | 3% |
| Robinson Intermediate School | 539 | 560 | 3.9% |
| Robinson Junior High School | 414 | 395 | -4.6% |
| Robinson Primary School | 387 | 393 | 1.6% |
| South Bosque Elementary School | 595 | 564 | -5.2% |
| South Waco Elementary School | 462 | 477 | 3.2% |
| Spring Valley Elementary School | 488 | 483 | -1% |
| Tennyson Middle School | 999 | 947 | -5.2% |
| University High School | 1,678 | 1,750 | 4.3% |
| Valley Mills High School | 204 | 206 | 1% |
| Valley Mills Junior High School | 141 | 147 | 4.3% |
| Waco High School | 2,011 | 1,778 | -11.6% |
| West Avenue Elementary School | 289 | 276 | -4.5% |
| West Elementary School | 582 | 605 | 4% |
| West High School | 395 | 383 | -3% |
| West Middle School | 264 | 262 | -0.8% |
| Woodway Elementary School | 567 | 559 | -1.4% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco• Moody Pre-K• Mountainview Elementary• Challenge Academy• University High School• Midway High School• South Bosque Elementary• Alta Vista Elementary• China Spring High School• China Spring Middle• Mart Elementary• Connally Elementary• Hillcrest Pds Magnet• Dean Highland Elementary• Riesel School• Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School• Provident Heights Elementary• West Middle• Bruceville-Eddy High School• Foster Elementary• Bruceville-Eddy Junior High• Bruceville-Eddy Elementary• Crawford Elementary• Crawford High School• G.l. Wiley Opportunity Center• Hallsburg School• Brook Avenue Elementary• Bosqueville High School• La Vega High School• Lorena Middle• Bill Logue Detention Center• Indian Spring Middle• Mart High School• Lorena High School• La Vega Elementary• Speegleville Elementary• Methodist Children's Home• Axtell High School• McGregor Elementary• Parkdale Elementary• Tennyson Middle• Robinson Pri• South Waco Elementary• Cedar Ridge Elementary School• West High School• Harmony Science Academy (waco)• Kendrick Elementary• Valley Mills Junior High• Brazos High School• Connally High School• Connally Early Childhood Center• Axtell Middle School• Lone Star High School Central• La Vega Intermediate H.p. Miles Campus• Premier High School of Waco• Waco High School• Cesar Chavez Middle• Lorena Elementary• Waco Center for Youth• McGregor Primary• Moody High School• Robinson Intermediate• Moody Elementary• Robinson High School• Bell's Hill Elementary• China Spring Elementary• La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus• Castleman Creek Elementary• Connally Junior High• Crestview Elementary• Bosqueville Elementary• Bosqueville Middle• Audre And Bernard Rapoport Academy• West Elementary• Isbill Junior High• Lake Air Montessori School• Moody Middle• La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus• Challenge Academy• Robinson Junior High• Spring Valley Elementary• Midway Middle• Hewitt Elementary• Quinn Campus Public Middle• West Avenue Elementary• Axtell Elementary• Junior High Hines Elementary• China Spring Intermediate School• Valley Mills High School• Woodway Elementary• Connally Pri
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