North Coastal News

There were seven Asian students enrolled in Live Oak County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 40% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Live Oak County welcomed 1,668 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Live Oak County, George West Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
George West Primary School	0.8	396
Three Rivers Elementary School	0	318
George West High School	0.4	280
Three Rivers Junior/Senior High School	0.4	267
George West Elementary School	0.8	249
George West Junior High School	0	158