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White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Eastland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,628 students attending Eastland County schools, 70.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Eastland County, comprising 71.6% of the student body.

Cisco Junior High School, Eastland High School and Siebert Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Eastland County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.6%.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Cisco Elementary School	White	76.6%	418
Cisco High School	White	75.6%	234
Cisco Junior High School	White	77.4%	164
Cisco Learning Center	White	88.9%	9
Eastland High School	White	63%	327
Eastland Middle School	White	74.4%	223
Gorman High School	White	63.6%	88
Gorman Middle School	White	62%	50
Maxfield Elementary School	Hispanic	49.5%	109
Ranger Elementary School	White	69.9%	143
Ranger High School	White	62.2%	74
Ranger Middle School	White	74.4%	78
Rising Star Elementary School	White	77.4%	106
Rising Star High School	White	79.5%	88
Siebert Elementary School	White	67.5%	517