Upper East Texas News

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Lamar County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,584 students attending Lamar County schools, 57% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 17.7% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, comprising 58% of the student body.

Aikin Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 41% white students, 26.5% Black students, 16.3% Hispanic students, 14.4% multiracial students, 1.1% Asian students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.5% when compared to the previous year.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Aaron Parker Elementary School	White	73.6%	265
Aikin Elementary School	White	41%	937
Bailey Intermediate School	White	73.7%	300
Blossom Elementary School	White	84.7%	418
Cecil Everett Elementary School	White	72.8%	279
Chisum Elementary School	White	81.1%	593
Chisum High School	White	82.3%	322
Chisum Middle School	White	80.7%	264
Crockett Intermediate School	White	33.8%	560
Deport Elementary School	White	85.1%	141
Frank Stone Middle School	White	71.6%	528
Givens Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	36.9%	103
Justiss Elementary School	Hispanic	33%	552
Lamar County Head Start	Black	43.4%	205
North Lamar High School	White	74%	727
Paris High School	Black	33.7%	934
Paris Junior High School	White	32%	522
Prairiland High School	White	82.5%	292
Prairiland Junior High School	White	85.1%	248
Travis High School of Choice	White	60.5%	43
W. L. Higgins Elementary School	White	70.4%	351