Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
At the time, Dickens County had the 12th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 53% of the student body, the largest percentage in Dickens County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 41.3%, Black students at 1.1% and multiracial students at 4.6%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Springs School | 77 | 76 | -1.3% |
| Spur School | 225 | 205 | -8.9% |
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