Central Texas News

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

Of the 8,436 students attending Caldwell County schools, 76% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Caldwell County, comprising 74.8% of the student body.

Pegasus School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 43.4% white students, 38.4% Hispanic students, 14.5% Black students, 1.9% multiracial students, 1.3% American Indian students, and 0.6% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 3.5% 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
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School	Hispanic	94.6%	523
Bluebonnet Elementary School	Hispanic	81.1%	550
Clear Fork Elementary School	Hispanic	67.3%	517
George W. Carver Early Education Center	Hispanic	82.8%	308
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School	Hispanic	67.7%	310
Leonard Shanklin Elementary School	Hispanic	69.4%	699
Lockhart High School	Hispanic	78.9%	1,968
Lockhart Junior High School	Hispanic	81.3%	1,433
Lockhart Pride High School	Hispanic	72.1%	61
Luling High School	Hispanic	70%	407
Navarro Elementary School	Hispanic	70%	580
Pegasus School	White	43.4%	159
Plum Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	87.5%	503
Prairie Lea School	Hispanic	66.4%	229
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart	White	47.1%	189