Central Texas News

There were 44,160 students enrolled in Hays County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Hays County had the 26th largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 56.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hays County schools, followed by white students at 35.5%, Black students at 3%, Asian students at 1.6%, American Indian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 3.2%.

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
Alter Impact Center	83	79	-4.8%
Armando Chapa Middle School	668	672	0.6%
Blanco Vista Elementary School	731	718	-1.8%
Blue Hole Primary School	699	669	-4.3%
Bonham Pre-K School	426	410	-3.8%
Bowie Elementary School	479	577	20.5%
Buda Elementary School	604	589	-2.5%
Camino Real Elementary School	782	904	15.6%
Carpenter Hill Elementary School	616	597	-3.1%
Crockett Elementary School	525	487	-7.2%
Cypress Springs Elementary School	611	665	8.8%
D. J. Red Simon Middle School	733	824	12.4%
Danforth Junior High School	648	625	-3.5%
Dezavala Elementary School	575	591	2.8%
Doral Academy of Texas	370	346	-6.5%
Dr. T. C. McCormick Junior Middle School	1,047	1,116	6.6%
Dripping Springs Elementary School	1,006	1,059	5.3%
Dripping Springs High School	2,433	2,484	2.1%
Dripping Springs Middle School	882	920	4.3%
Elm Grove Elementary School	706	703	-0.4%
Eric Dahlstrom Middle School	902	873	-3.2%
Goodnight Middle School	866	867	0.1%
Hemphill Elementary School	577	615	6.6%
Hernandez Elementary School	525	531	1.1%
Idea Kyle Academy	684	674	-1.5%
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	539	630	16.9%
Jack C. Hays High School	2,062	2,191	6.3%
Jacob's Well Elementary School	531	552	4%
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Hays County	21	28	33.3%
Katherine Anne Porter School	86	123	43%
Ki Charter Academy	189	194	2.6%
Kyle Elementary School	597	616	3.2%
Laura B. Negley Elementary School	1,007	1,016	0.9%
Laura B. Wallace Middle School	789	785	-0.5%
Lehman High School	2,120	2,099	-1%
Live Oak Academy	200	194	-3%
Mendez Elementary School	496	540	8.9%
Miller Middle School	986	908	-7.9%
Moe and Gene Johnson High School	2,692	2,802	4.1%
Olympia Hills	18	22	22.2%
Pathfinder Camp	24	13	-45.8%
R. C. Barton Middle School	816	841	3.1%
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School	761	751	-1.3%
Rodriguez Elementary School	498	436	-12.4%
Rooster Springs Elementary School	827	763	-7.7%
San Marcos High School	2,536	2,494	-1.7%
Science Hall Elementary School	591	665	12.5%
Susie Fuentes Elementary School	650	753	15.8%
Sycamore Springs Elementary School	710	715	0.7%
Sycamore Springs Middle School	1,019	1,016	-0.3%
Texas Preparatory School	31	61	96.8%
Tobias Elementary School	683	726	6.3%
Tom Green Elementary School	559	594	6.3%
Travis Elementary School	535	470	-12.1%
Uhland Elementary School	786	797	1.4%
Walnut Springs Elementary School	887	916	3.3%
Wimberley High School	822	854	3.9%