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5,165 students enrolled in Bee County schools during 2023-24 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There were 5,165 students enrolled in Bee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Bee County had the 97th largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 78.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Bee County schools, followed by white students at 16%, Black students at 3.7%, Asian students at 0.5%, American Indian students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 1.2%.

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.

Enrollment in Bee County Schools Over 4 Years
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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Bee County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
A. C. Jones High School1,0411,021-1.9%
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School5626088.2%
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center3113399%
Moreno Junior High School705640-9.2%
Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School46557724.1%
Pettus Elementary School1801852.8%
Pettus Secondary221209-5.4%
R. A. Hall Elementary School4784933.1%
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School3443728.1%
Skidmore-Tynan High School237230-3%
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School17119212.3%
St. Mary's Academy Charter School381299-21.5%

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