Parker County education: 17,727 white students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024)
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024)
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There were 17,727 white students enrolled in Parker County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Parker County welcomed 25,643 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 69.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Parker County, Weatherford High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students, with a total of 1,452.

A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. 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.

Ethnicities in Parker County in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Parker County Schools During 2024-25 School Year

School name% white studentsTotal enrollment
Weatherford High School59.8%2,427
Aledo High School73.4%1,730
Springtown High School69.5%1,189
Aledo Middle School73.5%1,049
Hall Middle School61%934
Tison Middle School60.9%834
Annetta Elementary School75.3%689
Springtown Elementary School63.1%680
Goshen Creek Elementary School74.6%674
Vandagriff Elementary School74.4%640
Springtown Middle School70.9%633
Brock High School81.5%631
Don R. Daniel Ninth Grade Campus73.3%619
Springtown Intermediate School68.8%612
Curtis Elementary School63.4%585
Ikard Elementary School42.3%572
Walsh Elementary School72.4%550
Martin Elementary School69.8%547
Austin Elementary School71.7%547
Stuard Elementary School80.7%544
Coder Elementary School74.1%533
Millsap Elementary School75%531
Brock Intermediate School84.7%530
Wright Elementary School54.2%528
Seguin Elementary School50.6%528
Peaster Elementary School73.5%525
Peaster High School78.1%524
Brock Elementary School84%513
Brock Junior High School82.4%495
McCall Elementary School68.7%451
Silver Creek Elementary School65.8%448
Crockett Elementary School65.9%440
Poolville Elementary School69.9%422
Cross Timbers Elementary School58.4%416
Springtown Reno Elementary School61.8%382
Garner ISD68.1%357
Millsap High School80.4%301
Peaster Junior High School73.3%277
Millsap Middle School78.9%251
Poolville High School64.6%192
Poolville Junior High School70.5%183
Crosstimbers Academy80%130

Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.



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