Nortex Times

There were 171 Hispanic students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Clay County welcomed 1,765 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Clay County, Henrietta Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 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
Henrietta Elementary School	10.8	481
Henrietta High School	10.8	287
Petrolia Elementary School	9.7	267
Henrietta Middle School	11.1	226
Petrolia Junior High/High School	10.2	206
Bellevue School	4.2	167
Midway School	6.9	131