Corpus Christi Sun

The majority of students in San Patricio County districts were Hispanic in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 13,616 students attending San Patricio County district schools, 68.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 27.5% of San Patricio County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in San Patricio County districts, representing 68.6% of the student body.

Aransas PASS ISD, Gregory-Portland ISD and Ingleside ISD had the most diverse student body in the county, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 1.2% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with San Patricio County.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Aransas PASS ISD	Hispanic	63.4%	1,676
Gregory-Portland ISD	Hispanic	59.5%	4,736
Ingleside ISD	Hispanic	51.5%	2,000
Mathis ISD	Hispanic	87.7%	1,443
Odem-Edroy ISD	Hispanic	84.6%	839
Sinton ISD	Hispanic	81.3%	2,034
Taft ISD	Hispanic	89%	888