Corpus Christi Sun

There were 2,580 Hispanic students enrolled in Calallen ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Calallen ISD schools welcomed 3,952 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 65.3% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Calallen ISD roughly covers schools within Nueces County and has a main office in Corpus Christi.

Among the five schools in Calallen ISD schools, Calallen High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 780 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	3,952	2,580	65.3%
2021-22	3,868	2,492	64.4%
2020-21	3,956	2,562	64.8%
2019-20	4,090	2,565	62.7%