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There were 2,435 Hispanic students enrolled in Erath County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 39.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Erath County, Stephenville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 416 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
Stephenville High School	36.9	1,127
Hook Elementary School	37.6	569
Henderson Junior High School	36.1	551
Gilbert Intermediate School	34.7	547
Chamberlin Elementary School	38.5	514
Dublin High School	65.6	489
Central Elementary School	43.1	422
Dublin Elementary School	58.8	420
Huckabay School	16.3	313
Lingleville School	46.8	282
Bluff Dale Elementary School	7.4	242
Dublin Intermediate School	57	237
Three Way ISD	42.5	233
Morgan Mill Elementary School	11.1	117
Huston Academy	48.8	41