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There were 24 American Indian students enrolled in Erath County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Erath County, only Bluff Dale Elementary School and Chamberlin Elementary School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming five students each in the 2022-23 school year.

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
Stephenville High School	0.2	1,127
Hook Elementary School	0.4	569
Henderson Junior High School	0.5	551
Gilbert Intermediate School	0.4	547
Chamberlin Elementary School	1	514
Dublin High School	0.2	489
Central Elementary School	0.2	422
Dublin Elementary School	0.2	420
Huckabay School	0.3	313
Lingleville School	0	282
Bluff Dale Elementary School	2.1	242
Dublin Intermediate School	0	237
Three Way ISD	0.4	233
Morgan Mill Elementary School	0	117
Huston Academy	0	41