Sinton Independent School District enrolled 1,961 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 3.1% decrease from 2,023 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 51.8% were boys and 48.2% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic (1,626), representing 82.9% of the district’s total enrollment. White students were the second-largest group, totaling 301 students (15.3%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was fifth grade, with 162 students enrolled that year, accounting for 8.3% of the total student body.
The district covers five schools, and has a central office in Sinton.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 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.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Sinton High School | 547 |
| Welder Elementary School | 520 |
| Sinton Elementary School | 458 |
| E. Merle Smith Middle School | 425 |
| Juvenile Detention Center | 11 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
