Corpus Christi Sun

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Duval County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,434 students attending Duval County schools, 96.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.8% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Duval County, comprising 96.9% of the student body.

Freer High School, Norman M. Thomas Elementary School and San Diego High School had the most diverse student body in Duval County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1.5% when compared to the previous year.

“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 said.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Benavides Elementary School	Hispanic	97.1%	70
Benavides Secondary	Hispanic	97.4%	114
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School	Hispanic	97.6%	339
Collins-Parr Elementary School	Hispanic	97.8%	729
Freer High School	Hispanic	91.2%	170
Lucy Aragon Junior High School	Hispanic	94.7%	190
Norman M. Thomas Elementary School	Hispanic	94.4%	374
Ramirez Elementary School	Hispanic	100%	21
San Diego High School	Hispanic	99.3%	427