Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Runnels County welcomed 2,021 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 47.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 16 schools in Runnels County, Ballinger Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 169 students.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Elementary School | 45.2 | 374 |
| Winters Elementary School | 53.1 | 307 |
| Miles Elementary School | 37.5 | 261 |
| Ballinger High School | 52.3 | 256 |
| Miles High School | 36.4 | 220 |
| Ballinger Junior High School | 47.3 | 201 |
| Winters High School | 67.1 | 164 |
| Olfen School | 38.8 | 134 |
| Winters Junior High School | 67.5 | 80 |
| Fairview Accelerated (DAEP) | 50 | 6 |
| Wall Special Programs | 40 | 5 |
| Fairview DAEP | 25 | 4 |
| Winters/Fairview AEP | 66.7 | 3 |
| Fairview Accelerated | 50 | 2 |
| Fairview Accelerated | 100 | 2 |
| Fairview Special Programs | 0 | 2 |
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