Hill Country Chronicle

There were 1,686 Hispanic students enrolled in Gillespie County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 45.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Gillespie County, Fredericksburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 455 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
Fredericksburg High School	45.4	1,003
Fredericksburg Elementary School	56.5	744
Fredericksburg Middle School	52.3	684
Fredericksburg Primary School	58.1	515
Harper Elementary School	24.9	217
Harper High School	12.2	188
Harper Middle School	14.5	179
Stonewall Elementary School	18.5	108
Alter School	57.5	40
Doss Elementary School	36.4	22