Total enrollment
1,454
-63 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Whitney
Texas · Public K-12
Of the public K-12 schools operating across Texas, 5 sit inside Whitney, collectively enrolling about 1,454 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Whitney
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-1 (-20%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
66%
was 69%
% Hispanic
26%
was 21%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITNEY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER | Combined | 02-12 | 0 |
| WHITNEY EL | Elementary | PK-02 | 387 |
| WHITNEY H S | High | 09-12 | 437 |
| WHITNEY INT | Elementary | 03-05 | 301 |
| WHITNEY MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 329 |
About Whitney
Public education in Whitney, Texas runs across 5 schools that hosts roughly 1,454 students. By footprint, Whitney sits in the thinly populated bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Whitney is around 291 students, 52% meaningfully below the Texas average of about 606.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 4%: 1,517 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,454 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Whitney shed 1 school, going from 5 to 4. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment increased from 21% to 26%.
On allk12, the community for Whitney discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.