Nortex Times

There were 1,500 white students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% 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, white comprised 85% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Clay County, Henrietta Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 402 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
Henrietta Elementary School	83.6	481
Henrietta High School	85.4	287
Petrolia Elementary School	79.8	267
Henrietta Middle School	84.1	226
Petrolia Junior High/High School	83.5	206
Bellevue School	93.4	167
Midway School	93.1	131