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2022-23 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Newton County schools?

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Newton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,745 students attending Newton County schools, 68.8% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.1% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Newton County, comprising 68.7% of the student body.

Newton Middle School had the most diverse student body in Newton County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.1% when compared to the previous year.

“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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2022-23 Enrollment in Newton County

White [68.8%]Black [22.1%]Ethnicities <5% [9%]
Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Newton County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Burkeville SchoolWhite68.1%229
Deweyville Elementary SchoolWhite92.5%268
Deweyville High SchoolWhite88.2%280
Newton Elementary SchoolWhite59.7%380
Newton High SchoolWhite54.5%255
Newton Middle SchoolWhite55%333

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