Centroplex News

There were 1,823 white students enrolled in Milam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Milam County welcomed 4,387 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 41.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Milam County, Rockdale High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 172 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
Cameron Yoe High School	32.1	474
Rockdale High School	37.1	464
Ben Milam Elementary School	28	421
Rockdale Intermediate School	35.1	419
Cameron Middle School	28.7	356
Rockdale Junior High School	37.7	316
Cameron Elementary School	31.4	303
Rockdale Elementary School	37	289
Thorndale Elementary School	65.1	255
Thorndale High School	72.4	199
Milano Elementary School	72.4	181
Thorndale Middle School	66.3	163
Gause Elementary School	44.8	154
Milano High School	59.6	151
Buckholts School	40.9	110
Milano Junior High School	63.4	71
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Rockdale	21.3	61