Corpus Christi Sun

There were 2,356 Hispanic students enrolled in Duval County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Duval County welcomed 2,434 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 96.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Duval County, Collins-Parr Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 713 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
Collins-Parr Elementary School	97.8	729
San Diego High School	99.3	427
Norman M. Thomas Elementary School	94.4	374
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School	97.6	339
Lucy Aragon Junior High School	94.7	190
Freer High School	91.2	170
Benavides Secondary	97.4	114
Benavides Elementary School	97.1	70
Ramirez Elementary School	100	21