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, Tyler County had the 121st largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 75.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Tyler County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 10%, Black students at 7.5%, American Indian students at 1.3%, Asian students at 0.6%, Pacific Islander students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 4.8%.
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.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Elementary School | 78 | 71 | -9% |
| Chester High School | 135 | 116 | -14.1% |
| Colmesneil Elementary School | 258 | 221 | -14.3% |
| Colmesneil Junior High/High School | 194 | 180 | -7.2% |
| Spurger Elementary School | 203 | 219 | 7.9% |
| Spurger High School | 159 | 149 | -6.3% |
| Warren Elementary School | 430 | 424 | -1.4% |
| Warren High School | 373 | 348 | -6.7% |
| Warren Junior High School | 280 | 253 | -9.6% |
| Woodville Elementary School | 309 | 298 | -3.6% |
| Woodville High School | 367 | 364 | -0.8% |
| Woodville Intermediate School | 284 | 276 | -2.8% |
| Woodville Middle School | 279 | 277 | -0.7% |
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