Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
At the time, Eastland County had the 118th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 70.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Eastland County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 25.6%, Asian students at 0.8%, Black students at 0.7%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Pacific Islander students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 2.1%.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Elementary School | 415 | 418 | 0.7% |
| Cisco High School | 234 | 234 | 0% |
| Cisco Junior High School | 161 | 164 | 1.9% |
| Cisco Learning Center | 19 | 9 | -52.6% |
| Eastland High School | 309 | 327 | 5.8% |
| Eastland Middle School | 257 | 223 | -13.2% |
| Gorman High School | 82 | 88 | 7.3% |
| Gorman Middle School | 66 | 50 | -24.2% |
| Maxfield Elementary School | 105 | 109 | 3.8% |
| Ranger Elementary School | 157 | 143 | -8.9% |
| Ranger High School | 97 | 74 | -23.7% |
| Ranger Middle School | 69 | 78 | 13% |
| Rising Star Elementary School | 94 | 106 | 12.8% |
| Rising Star High School | 89 | 88 | -1.1% |
| Siebert Elementary School | 491 | 517 | 5.3% |
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