Hill Country Chronicle

There were 532 students enrolled in Kinney County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Kinney County had the 28th lowest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 72.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Kinney County schools, followed by white students at 25.8%, American Indian students at 0.4% and multiracial students at 0.9%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Brackett High School	164	168	2.4%
Brackett Junior High School	122	116	-4.9%
Jones Elementary/Intermediate School	266	248	-6.8%