There were 6,192 Hispanic students enrolled in Jim Wells County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Data showed that Jim Wells County welcomed 7,252 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 85.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 15 schools in Jim Wells County, Alice High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students, with a total of 1,209.
A recent 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.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. 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 | % Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alice High School | 93.4% | 1,295 |
| Adams Middle School | 88.6% | 933 |
| Schallert Elementary School | 91% | 592 |
| Noonan Elementary School | 89.9% | 523 |
| Orange Grove High School | 62.1% | 496 |
| Dubose Elementary School | 90.9% | 483 |
| Saenz Elementary School | 93% | 471 |
| Orange Grove Primary School | 66% | 409 |
| Premont Collegiate High School | 95.6% | 387 |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | 65% | 386 |
| Orange Grove Junior High School | 58.3% | 357 |
| Premont Ernest High Singleton Early College Academy | 97.5% | 357 |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School | 89.5% | 238 |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School | 93.2% | 206 |
| La Gloria Elementary School | 92.4% | 119 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
