Corpus Christi Sun

There were 158 white students enrolled in Santa Gertrudis ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Santa Gertrudis ISD schools welcomed 823 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 19.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Santa Gertrudis ISD roughly covers schools within Kleberg County and has a main office in Kingsville.

Among the two schools in Santa Gertrudis ISD schools, Santa Gertrudis School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 84 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	823	158	19.2%
2021-22	781	154	19.7%
2020-21	779	135	17.3%
2019-20	810	158	19.5%