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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 83% of Kleberg County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 4,061 Hispanic students enrolled in Kleberg County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kleberg County welcomed 4,892 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 83% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Kleberg County, H. M. King High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 750 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.

Ethnicities in Kleberg County in 2022-23 School Year

White [13.0%]Hispanic [83.0%]Ethnicities <5% [4.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Kleberg County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
H. M. King High School84.1892
Harvey Elementary School87.9530
Gillett Middle School86.8521
Santa Gertrudis School76.9438
Perez Elementary School81.5422
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School78.4385
Ricardo Elementary School84.2380
Jubilee Kingsville86350
Harrel Elementary School86.9329
Ricardo Middle School88275
Kaufer High School77.8194
Nanny Elementary School62.5176