Nortex Times

There were 399 Hispanic students enrolled in Knox County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Knox County welcomed 748 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 53.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Knox County, Knox City School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 124 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
Munday Elementary School	48.6	216
Knox City School	59.3	209
Munday Secondary	62.2	193
Benjamin School	38.5	130