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There were 2,259 Hispanic students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 35.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Brown County, Brownwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 411 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Brownwood High School	42.3	971
Coggin Intermediate School	49.3	708
Woodland Heights Elementary School	36.3	488
Brownwood Middle School	46.2	485
Northwest Elementary School	48.3	460
J. B. Stephens Elementary School	24.9	418
Early High School	27	366
East Elementary School	40.8	316
Early Middle School	25.4	272
Early Primary School	32.4	262
Early Elementary School	24.7	255
Bangs High School	30.4	247
Zephyr School	11.9	227
Bangs Middle School	22.8	197
Brookesmith School	16	144
Blanket School	34.5	142
May High School	18.7	134
May Elementary School	20	120
Premier High School of Comanche/Early	34.4	90
Mullin Oaks	47.5	40
Brownwood Accelerated High School	60	15