Nortex Times

There were 9,444 white students enrolled in Wichita County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wichita County welcomed 19,990 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 47.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in Wichita County, Rider High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 842 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rider High School	53	1,589
Wichita Falls High School	31.6	1,309
McNiel Middle School	55.6	1,106
Barwise Middle School	34.3	1,017
Burkburnett High School	68.2	834
Hirschi High School	21.4	790
Burkburnett Middle School	65.6	736
City View Junior/Senior High School	42.9	627
I. C. Evans Elementary School	65.2	618
Fowler Elementary School	50.7	548
Iowa Park High School	80.7	544
Zundelowitz Elementary School	16.9	538
Kirby Middle School	21	533
Overton Ray Elementary School	69.1	527
City View Elementary School	40	502
Scotland Park Elementary School	15.6	473
Milam Elementary School	40.8	468
Kidwell Elementary School	86.9	467
John G. Tower Elementary School	55.4	464
Cunningham School	46.5	454
Franklin Elementary School	46.1	451
Bradford Elementary School	85	447
W. F. George Middle School	81.9	436
Southern Hills Elementary School	25.1	431
West Foundation Elementary School	50.4	421
Crockett Elementary School	43.1	415
Fain Elementary School	50.6	397
Jefferson Elementary School	46.6	382
Lamar Elementary School	16.2	364
Sheppard Afb Elementary School	58.9	350
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	12.2	296
Electra Elementary School	74.4	277
Farris Early Childhood Center	17.3	254
Burgess Elementary School	29.2	253
Brook Village Early Childhood	16.5	212
Haynes Elementary School	30.9	204
Electra Junior/Senior High School	71.5	179
Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP	26.8	41
Gateway Student Support Center	69	29
Wichita County JJAEP	25	4
Wichita County JJAEP	66.7	3