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There were 3,345 white students enrolled in Erath County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Erath County welcomed 6,104 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Erath County, Stephenville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 652 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
Stephenville High School	57.9	1,127
Hook Elementary School	55.7	569
Henderson Junior High School	58.6	551
Gilbert Intermediate School	57.4	547
Chamberlin Elementary School	54.1	514
Dublin High School	32.3	489
Central Elementary School	48.8	422
Dublin Elementary School	38.3	420
Huckabay School	79.6	313
Lingleville School	51.4	282
Bluff Dale Elementary School	84.7	242
Dublin Intermediate School	41.8	237
Three Way ISD	52.8	233
Morgan Mill Elementary School	82.1	117
Huston Academy	46.3	41