Nortex Times

There were 979 Hispanic students enrolled in Wilbarger County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wilbarger County welcomed 2,173 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 45.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Wilbarger County, Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 271 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
Vernon High School	50.9	532
Shive Elementary School	47.2	525
Vernon Middle School	50.4	371
T. G. McCord Elementary School	48.7	337
Northside School	28.4	243
Harrold School	19.6	138
North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon	33.3	15
Vernon ISD Opportunity Center	66.7	12