Hill Country Chronicle

There were 97 Black students enrolled in Burnet County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Burnet County welcomed 7,367 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Burnet County, Marble Falls Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 22 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Marble Falls High School	1.7	1,145
Burnet High School	1.1	1,003
Marble Falls Middle School	1.5	911
Burnet Middle School	1.2	731
Colt Elementary School	0.9	644
Shady Grove Elementary School	0.7	577
Marble Falls Elementary School	3.9	570
Highland Lakes Elementary School	0.4	542
Rj Richey Elementary School	0.8	487
Bertram Elementary School	1.1	460
Spicewood Elementary School	0.5	202
Falls Career High School	0	49
Quest High School	0	46