North Coastal News

There were 4,042 Hispanic students enrolled in Bee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bee County welcomed 5,096 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 79.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Bee County, A. C. Jones High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 860 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
A. C. Jones High School	82.6	1,041
Moreno Junior High School	84.3	705
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School	88.8	562
R. A. Hall Elementary School	86.8	478
Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School	63	465
St. Mary's Academy Charter School	84	381
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School	76.5	344
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	86.8	311
Skidmore-Tynan High School	69.6	237
Pettus Secondary	66.5	221
Pettus Elementary School	56.7	180
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School	66.7	171