Hill Country Chronicle

There were 3,103 Hispanic students enrolled in Burnet County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 42.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Burnet County, Marble Falls High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 553 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
Marble Falls High School	48.3	1,145
Burnet High School	32.3	1,003
Marble Falls Middle School	48.3	911
Burnet Middle School	32.3	731
Colt Elementary School	48.4	644
Shady Grove Elementary School	35.4	577
Marble Falls Elementary School	40.2	570
Highland Lakes Elementary School	76.9	542
Rj Richey Elementary School	29.8	487
Bertram Elementary School	35.7	460
Spicewood Elementary School	25.2	202
Falls Career High School	34.7	49
Quest High School	23.9	46