Hill Country Chronicle

There were four Pacific Islander students enrolled in Kerr County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 42.9% less 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, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Kerr County, Daniels Elementary School, Hill Country Youth Ranch, Hunt School, and Peterson Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander student in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Tivy High School	0	1,468
Peterson Middle School	0.1	1,075
Ingram Elementary School	0	569
Nimitz Elementary School	0	554
Daniels Elementary School	0.2	548
Fred High Tally Elementary School	0	544
Starkey Elementary School	0	467
Ingram Tom Moore High School	0	392
Ingram Middle School	0	279
Center Point Elementary	0	265
Hunt School	0.5	202
Early Childhood Center	0	180
Center Point High School	0	175
Center Point Middle	0	109
Hill Country Youth Ranch	1.3	76
Hill Country High School	0	42
Divide Elementary School	0	37
Pathways 3H Campus	0	13