Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
At the time, Matagorda County had the 84th largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 61.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Matagorda County schools, followed by white students at 25.6%, Black students at 8.9%, Asian students at 1.2%, American Indian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 2.3%.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay City High School | 1,031 | 1,034 | 0.3% |
| Bay City Junior High School | 789 | 770 | -2.4% |
| Blessing Elementary School | 284 | 266 | -6.3% |
| Central Elementary School | 349 | 359 | 2.9% |
| Cherry Elementary School | 466 | 450 | -3.4% |
| East Side Intermediate School | 275 | 248 | -9.8% |
| Markham Elementary School | 254 | 257 | 1.2% |
| Matagorda School | 89 | 113 | 27% |
| Palacios High School | 383 | 659 | 72.1% |
| Roberts Elementary School | 513 | 502 | -2.1% |
| Tenie Holmes Elementary School | 780 | 758 | -2.8% |
| Tidehaven High School | 274 | 282 | 2.9% |
| Tidehaven Intermediate School | 233 | 224 | -3.9% |
| Van Vleck Elementary School | 303 | 458 | 51.2% |
| Van Vleck High School | 355 | 337 | -5.1% |
| Van Vleck Junior High School | 243 | 256 | 5.3% |
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