Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
At the time, Red River County had the 95th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 61.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Red River County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 16%, Black students at 14.4%, American Indian students at 0.9%, Asian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 6.8%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Elementary School | 152 | 149 | -2% |
| Avery Secondary | 183 | 171 | -6.6% |
| Cheatham Elementary School | 272 | 263 | -3.3% |
| Clarksville Middle and High School | 250 | 266 | 6.4% |
| Detroit Elementary School | 237 | 226 | -4.6% |
| Detroit High School | 137 | 148 | 8% |
| Detroit Junior High School | 116 | 123 | 6% |
| Rivercrest Elementary School | 334 | 339 | 1.5% |
| Rivercrest High School | 201 | 208 | 3.5% |
| Rivercrest Junior High School | 165 | 162 | -1.8% |
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