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Runnels County’s student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

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

Of the 2,013 students attending Runnels County schools, 49.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 47.1% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Runnels County, comprising 48.7% of the student body.

Winters Elementary School and Ballinger Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Runnels 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 0.3% 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 Runnels County

White [49.1%]Hispanic [47.1%]Ethnicities <5% [3.6%]
Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Runnels County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Ballinger Elementary SchoolWhite51.9%368
Ballinger High SchoolHispanic52.6%266
Ballinger Junior High SchoolHispanic52.5%179
Miles Elementary SchoolWhite62%279
Miles High SchoolWhite61.5%231
Olfen SchoolWhite58.7%126
Wall Special ProgramsWhite60%5
Winters Elementary SchoolHispanic52.5%339
Winters High SchoolHispanic70.9%148
Winters Junior High SchoolHispanic59.7%72

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