Panhandle Times

There were 3,740 students enrolled in Hutchinson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Hutchinson County had the 113th largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that white students made up 56.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hutchinson County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 35.9%, Black students at 1.9%, American Indian students at 0.9%, Asian students at 0.6% and multiracial students at 4.4%.

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
Borger High School	761	715	-6%
Borger Intermediate School	335	344	2.7%
Borger Middle School	381	317	-16.8%
Crockett Elementary School	339	362	6.8%
Gateway Elementary School	372	337	-9.4%
Paul Belton Elementary School	289	297	2.8%
Sanford-Fritch Elementary School	309	326	5.5%
Sanford-Fritch High School	216	236	9.3%
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School	163	159	-2.5%
Spring Creek School	92	83	-9.8%
West Texas Elementary School	265	253	-4.5%
West Texas High School	308	311	1%