East Central Texas News

There were 1,933 white students enrolled in Freestone County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Freestone County welcomed 3,567 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Freestone County, Fairfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 272 students.

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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Fairfield High School	55.6	489
Teague Elementary School	50.4	468
Fairfield Junior High School	48.9	409
Teague High School	56.9	394
Fairfield Elementary School	47.3	391
Fairfield Intermediate School	51.7	373
Teague Junior High School	52.4	334
Wortham Elementary School	58.4	255
Wortham High School	60.6	175
Dew Elementary School	73.7	137
Wortham Middle School	64.8	122
Teague Lion Academy	65	20