Concho Valley News

There was one Asian student enrolled in Menard County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Menard County welcomed 288 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Menard Elementary/Junior High School was the only school in the county to enroll an Asian student, with just one student identified in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Menard Elementary/Junior High School	0.5	195
Menard High School	0	93