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There were 51 Hispanic students enrolled in Huckabay ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Huckabay ISD schools welcomed 313 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 16.3% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Huckabay ISD roughly covers schools within Erath County and has a main office in Stephenville.

Huckabay School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 51 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	313	51	16.3%
2021-22	305	46	15.1%
2020-21	284	44	15.5%
2019-20	256	42	16.4%