Corpus Christi Sun

There were 6,465 Hispanic students enrolled in Jim Wells County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Jim Wells County welcomed 7,597 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 85.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Jim Wells County, Alice High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,203 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“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	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alice High School	93.3	1,290
Adams Middle School	93.7	1,029
Noonan Elementary School	92.1	572
Orange Grove High School	63.3	558
Schallert Elementary School	83.2	546
Dubose Elementary School	90.5	536
Saenz Elementary School	94.4	533
Orange Grove Primary School	61.4	443
Orange Grove Junior High School	58.3	396
Premont Ernest High Singleton Early College Academy	98.2	379
Premont Collegiate High School	95	361
Orange Grove Elementary School	62	358
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School	87.2	266
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	91.2	228
La Gloria Elementary School	94.1	102