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

Of the 5,864 students attending Erath County schools, 54.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 40.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Erath County, comprising 54.8% of the student body.

Central Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 45.9% white students, 44.8% Hispanic students, 4.1% multiracial students, 2.9% Black students, 1.6% Asian students, 0.5% American Indian students, and 0.2% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 3.9%.

“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
Bluff Dale Elementary School	White	86%	221
Central Elementary School	White	45.9%	442
Chamberlin Elementary School	White	49.8%	488
Dublin Elementary School	Hispanic	59.3%	415
Dublin High School	Hispanic	63.3%	482
Dublin Intermediate School	Hispanic	59.4%	249
Gilbert Intermediate School	White	58%	528
Henderson Junior High School	White	57%	553
Hook Elementary School	White	55.8%	552
Huckabay School	White	78.5%	330
Huston Academy	White	62%	50
Lingleville School	White	53.3%	274
Morgan Mill Elementary School	White	73.8%	122
Stephenville High School	White	57.7%	1,115
Three Way ISD	White	53.5%	43