Hill Country Chronicle

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Burnet County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,333 students attending Burnet County schools, 51.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 43.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Burnet County, comprising 52.5% of the student body.

Burnet High School, Marble Falls High School and Marble Falls Middle School had the most diverse student body in Burnet County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 0.5%.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Bertram Elementary School	White	58.6%	459
Burnet High School	White	61.5%	988
Burnet Middle School	White	63.9%	709
Colt Elementary School	Hispanic	47.6%	618
Falls Career High School	White	48.8%	41
Highland Lakes Elementary School	Hispanic	78.4%	564
Marble Falls Elementary School	White	46.7%	555
Marble Falls High School	Hispanic	50.6%	1,128
Marble Falls Middle School	Hispanic	50.1%	890
Quest High School	White	80.6%	31
Rj Richey Elementary School	White	62.8%	495
Shady Grove Elementary School	White	58.7%	603
Spicewood Elementary School	White	72.2%	252