Upper East Texas News

There were 337 Hispanic students enrolled in Morris County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Morris County welcomed 1,846 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 18.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Morris County, Pewitt Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 70 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pewitt Elementary School	17.3	405
Daingerfield High School	21.9	297
West Elementary School	21.9	270
Pewitt High School	12.7	237
Daingerfield Junior High School	20.6	228
South Elementary School	16.5	218
Pewitt Junior High School	15.7	191