Corpus Christi Sun

There were 34 American Indian students enrolled in San Patricio County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 24.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that San Patricio County welcomed 13,616 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in San Patricio County, Gregory-Portland High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of six students.

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.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gregory-Portland High School	0.4	1,362
Gregory-Portland Middle School	0.2	1,140
Ingleside High School	0.6	628
Sinton High School	0.3	626
Clark Elementary School	0.5	609
Andrews Elementary School	0.2	591
Welder Elementary School	0.5	556
East Cliff Elementary School	0.4	541
Ingleside Primary School	0.2	497
Austin Elementary School	0.2	493
Aransas Pass High School	0.2	476
H. T. Faulk Elementary School	0	467
Mathis Elementary School	0	454
E. Merle Smith Middle School	0	445
Mathis High School	0.2	430
Gilbert Junior Mircovich Elementary School	0.2	409
Sinton Elementary School	0	401
Woodroe Petty Elementary School	0.3	394
A. C. Blunt Middle School	0.5	368
Charlie Marshall Elementary School	0	365
Mathis Middle School	0	319
Leon Taylor Junior High School	0.6	316
Taft High School	0.4	285
Odem High School	0	283
Mathis Intermediate School	0	240
Odem Elementary School	0	212
Ricardo L. Trevino Junior High School	0	209
Odem Junior High School	0	174
Odem Intermediate School	0	170
Blaschke/Sheldon Elementary School	0	150
Juvenile Detention Center	0	6