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, Morris County had the 90th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 45.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Morris County schools, followed by Black students at 25.9%, Hispanic students at 19%, Asian students at 0.3%, American Indian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 9.2%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield High School | 297 | 326 | 9.8% |
| Daingerfield Junior High School | 228 | 212 | -7% |
| Pewitt Elementary School | 405 | 408 | 0.7% |
| Pewitt High School | 237 | 248 | 4.6% |
| Pewitt Junior High School | 191 | 186 | -2.6% |
| South Elementary School | 218 | 216 | -0.9% |
| West Elementary School | 270 | 268 | -0.7% |
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