Hill Country Chronicle

There were 1,918 white students enrolled in Gillespie County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gillespie County welcomed 3,700 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Gillespie County, Fredericksburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 512 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Fredericksburg High School	51	1,003
Fredericksburg Elementary School	41.1	744
Fredericksburg Middle School	45.5	684
Fredericksburg Primary School	40	515
Harper Elementary School	71.9	217
Harper High School	86.7	188
Harper Middle School	82.7	179
Stonewall Elementary School	80.6	108
Alter School	42.5	40
Doss Elementary School	54.5	22