Corpus Christi Sun

Gregory-Portland High School had the highest enrollment among San Patricio County schools, welcoming 1,362 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.1% of them were boys, and 45.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 58.3% of the Gregory-Portland High School total enrollment.

Among the 32 schools in San Patricio County, Gregory-Portland Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,140 students, while Ingleside High School welcomed 628 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Gregory-Portland High School is a part of Gregory-Portland ISD, which roughly covers schools within San Patricio County with its main office in Portland.

In the previous school year, Gregory-Portland High School also had the highest number of students among San Patricio County schools.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Gregory-Portland High School	Portland	1,362
Gregory-Portland Middle School	Portland	1,140
Ingleside High School	Ingleside	628
Sinton High School	Sinton	626
Clark Elementary School	Portland	609
Andrews Elementary School	Portland	591
Welder Elementary School	Sinton	556
East Cliff Elementary School	Portland	541
Ingleside Primary School	Ingleside	497
Austin Elementary School	Gregory	493
Aransas Pass High School	Aransas Pass	476
H. T. Faulk Elementary School	Aransas Pass	467
Mathis Elementary School	Mathis	454
E. Merle Smith Middle School	Sinton	445
Mathis High School	Mathis	430
Gilbert Junior Mircovich Elementary School	Ingleside	409
Sinton Elementary School	Sinton	401
Woodroe Petty Elementary School	Taft	394
A. C. Blunt Middle School	Aransas Pass	368
Charlie Marshall Elementary School	Aransas Pass	365
Mathis Middle School	Mathis	319
Leon Taylor Junior High School	Ingleside	316
Taft High School	Taft	285
Odem High School	Odem	283
Mathis Intermediate School	Mathis	240
Odem Elementary School	Odem	212
Ricardo L. Trevino Junior High School	Taft	209
Odem Junior High School	Odem	174
Odem Intermediate School	Odem	170
Blaschke/Sheldon Elementary School	Ingleside	150
Coastal Horizons Academy	Stephenville	49
Juvenile Detention Center	Sinton	6