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Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Midland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 33,788 students attending Midland County schools, 65.2% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.2% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Midland County, comprising 64.2% of the student body.

Santa Rita Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 52.8% Hispanic students, 33.9% white students, 7.2% Black students, 3.1% Asian students, 2% multiracial students, 0.5% American Indian students, and 0.5% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 3.6%.

“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
Abell Junior High School	Hispanic	61.8%	1,094
Alamo Junior High School	Hispanic	72.7%	796
Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center	White	50%	4
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	Hispanic	64.6%	964
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	Hispanic	54.7%	716
Bonham Elementary School	Hispanic	73.1%	706
Burnet Elementary School	Hispanic	91.4%	582
Bush Elementary School	Hispanic	49.1%	534
Carver Center	White	45.1%	510
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	Hispanic	47.3%	258
De Zavala Elementary School	Hispanic	91.4%	722
Early College High School at Midland College	Hispanic	57.5%	351
Emerson Elementary School	Hispanic	52.1%	553
Fannin Elementary School	Hispanic	51.7%	642
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	Hispanic	53.8%	877
Goddard Junior High School	Hispanic	67.9%	1,063
Greathouse Elementary School	White	44.8%	897
Greenwood Elementary School	Hispanic	54%	852
Greenwood High School	Hispanic	53.1%	848
Greenwood Intermediate School	Hispanic	51.7%	758
Henderson Elementary School	Hispanic	74.8%	615
Idea Travis Academy	Hispanic	86.2%	1,195
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Hispanic	53.3%	508
James R. Brooks Middle School	Hispanic	53.2%	799
Jones Elementary School	Hispanic	73.7%	460
Lamar Elementary School	Hispanic	74.6%	397
Legacy Freshman High School	Hispanic	64.6%	871
Legacy High School	Hispanic	65.2%	2,656
Long Elementary School	Hispanic	81%	580
Midland Academy Charter School	Hispanic	52.5%	402
Midland Alternative Program	Hispanic	77.8%	18
Midland Freshman High School	Hispanic	70.9%	856
Midland High School	Hispanic	71.3%	2,577
Milam Elementary School	Hispanic	84.7%	459
Parker Elementary School	Hispanic	48.8%	547
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	Hispanic	81.8%	572
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	Hispanic	62.9%	178
Premier High School of Midland	Hispanic	55.8%	163
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	Hispanic	80.7%	1,014
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	Hispanic	81%	126
Rusk Elementary School	Hispanic	56.5%	517
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	Hispanic	72.2%	475
San Jacinto Junior High School	Hispanic	67.2%	934
Santa Rita Elementary School	Hispanic	52.8%	635
Scharbauer Elementary School	Hispanic	66.6%	518
South Elementary School	Hispanic	87.3%	607
Texas Leadership of Midland	Hispanic	66.5%	830
Viola M. Coleman High School	Hispanic	65.7%	201
Young Women's Leadership Academy	Hispanic	46.4%	351