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There were 3,584 white students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Brown County welcomed 6,357 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Brown County, Brownwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 461 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
Brownwood High School	47.5	971
Coggin Intermediate School	41.2	708
Woodland Heights Elementary School	58.6	488
Brownwood Middle School	44.9	485
Northwest Elementary School	37	460
J. B. Stephens Elementary School	70.8	418
Early High School	64.8	366
East Elementary School	49.4	316
Early Middle School	67.3	272
Early Primary School	60.7	262
Early Elementary School	67.8	255
Bangs High School	63.2	247
Zephyr School	81.9	227
Bangs Middle School	72.6	197
Brookesmith School	81.9	144
Blanket School	65.5	142
May High School	76.9	134
May Elementary School	73.3	120
Premier High School of Comanche/Early	62.2	90
Mullin Oaks	17.5	40
Brownwood Accelerated High School	20	15