Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
At the time, Camp County had the 105th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 46.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Camp County schools, followed by white students at 33.9%, Black students at 14.4%, Asian students at 0.9%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 4.4%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg Elementary School | 545 | 503 | -7.7% |
| Pittsburg High School | 726 | 674 | -7.2% |
| Pittsburg Intermediate School | 296 | 318 | 7.4% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School | 349 | 341 | -2.3% |
| Pittsburg Primary School | 444 | 449 | 1.1% |
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