Central Texas News

There were 135 multiracial students enrolled in Caldwell County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Caldwell County welcomed 8,436 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Caldwell County, only Lockhart High School and Lockhart Junior High School enrolled any multiracial students, welcoming 23 students each in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lockhart High School	1.2	1,968
Lockhart Junior High School	1.6	1,433
Leonard Shanklin Elementary School	2.7	699
Navarro Elementary School	2.8	580
Bluebonnet Elementary School	2	550
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School	0	523
Clear Fork Elementary School	1.7	517
Plum Creek Elementary School	1.4	503
Luling High School	1	407
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School	1.6	310
George W. Carver Early Education Center	1.9	308
Prairie Lea School	3.1	229
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart	1.1	189
Pegasus School	1.9	159
Lockhart Pride High School	0	61