Nortex Times

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Wichita County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 19,990 students attending Wichita County schools, 47.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 32.3% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Wichita County, comprising 48.1% of the student body.

Haynes Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 30.9% white students, 29.9% Hispanic students, 21.1% Black students, 16.2% multiracial students, 1% Asian students, 0.5% American Indian students, and 0.5% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1% when compared to the previous year.

“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
Barwise Middle School	Hispanic	50%	1,017
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Black	48.6%	296
Bradford Elementary School	White	85%	447
Brook Village Early Childhood	Hispanic	65.1%	212
Burgess Elementary School	Hispanic	32.4%	253
Burkburnett High School	White	68.2%	834
Burkburnett Middle School	White	65.6%	736
City View Elementary School	White	40%	502
City View Junior/Senior High School	White	42.9%	627
Crockett Elementary School	White	43.1%	415
Cunningham School	White	46.5%	454
Electra Elementary School	White	74.4%	277
Electra Junior/Senior High School	White	71.5%	179
Fain Elementary School	White	50.6%	397
Farris Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	45.3%	254
Fowler Elementary School	White	50.7%	548
Franklin Elementary School	White	46.1%	451
Gateway Student Support Center	White	69%	29
Haynes Elementary School	White	30.9%	204
Hirschi High School	Hispanic	40.1%	790
I. C. Evans Elementary School	White	65.2%	618
Iowa Park High School	White	80.7%	544
Jefferson Elementary School	White	46.6%	382
John G. Tower Elementary School	White	55.4%	464
Kidwell Elementary School	White	86.9%	467
Kirby Middle School	Hispanic	39.6%	533
Lamar Elementary School	Hispanic	63.7%	364
McNiel Middle School	White	55.6%	1,106
Milam Elementary School	White	40.8%	468
Overton Ray Elementary School	White	69.1%	527
Rider High School	White	53%	1,589
Scotland Park Elementary School	Hispanic	57.1%	473
Sheppard Afb Elementary School	White	58.9%	350
Southern Hills Elementary School	Hispanic	57.1%	431
W. F. George Middle School	White	81.9%	436
West Foundation Elementary School	White	50.4%	421
Wichita County JJAEP	White	66.7%	3
Wichita County JJAEP	Hispanic	75%	4
Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP	Hispanic	34.1%	41
Wichita Falls High School	Hispanic	55%	1,309
Zundelowitz Elementary School	Hispanic	68.6%	538