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There were 13 American Indian students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.3% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Brown County, Brownwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Brownwood High School	0.6	971
Coggin Intermediate School	0.3	708
Woodland Heights Elementary School	0.2	488
Brownwood Middle School	0	485
Northwest Elementary School	0	460
J. B. Stephens Elementary School	0	418
Early High School	0	366
East Elementary School	0	316
Early Middle School	0.4	272
Early Primary School	0	262
Early Elementary School	0	255
Bangs High School	0.4	247
Zephyr School	0.4	227
Bangs Middle School	0	197
Brookesmith School	0.7	144
Blanket School	0	142
May High School	0	134
May Elementary School	0	120
Premier High School of Comanche/Early	0	90
Mullin Oaks	0	40
Brownwood Accelerated High School	0	15