Hill Country Chronicle

There were 3,238 Hispanic students enrolled in Kerr County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kerr County welcomed 6,995 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 46.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Kerr County, Tivy High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 656 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
Tivy High School	44.7	1,468
Peterson Middle School	45	1,075
Ingram Elementary School	49.7	569
Nimitz Elementary School	53.2	554
Daniels Elementary School	50.5	548
Fred High Tally Elementary School	31.8	544
Starkey Elementary School	39.2	467
Ingram Tom Moore High School	40.1	392
Ingram Middle School	43	279
Center Point Elementary	63.4	265
Hunt School	35.1	202
Early Childhood Center	66.1	180
Center Point High School	65.1	175
Center Point Middle	60.6	109
Hill Country Youth Ranch	46.1	76
Hill Country High School	47.6	42
Divide Elementary School	29.7	37
Pathways 3H Campus	46.2	13