Forest Country News

There were 4,175 white students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed 7,133 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Polk County, Livingston High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 651 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Livingston High School	57.7	1,128
Livingston Junior High School	59.2	893
Onalaska Elementary School	77	712
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School	81.2	527
Timber Creek Elementary School	58.4	522
Creekside Elementary School	52	515
Cedar Grove Elementary School	60	513
Big Sandy School	65.8	512
Pine Ridge Primary School	55.4	475
Corrigan-Camden Elementary School	37.7	401
Corrigan-Camden High School	31.7	240
Corrigan-Camden Junior High School	31.3	195
Leggett Elementary School	72.7	143
Goodrich Elementary School	37.9	140
Leggett High School	56.3	80
Goodrich High School	36.5	74
Goodrich Middle School	29.2	48
Livingston High School Academy	46.7	15