Corpus Christi Sun

There were three multiracial students enrolled in Duval County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% more 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, multiracial students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Duval County, Freer High School, Norman M. Thomas Elementary School, and San Diego High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial student in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Collins-Parr Elementary School	0	729
San Diego High School	0.2	427
Norman M. Thomas Elementary School	0.3	374
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School	0	339
Lucy Aragon Junior High School	0	190
Freer High School	0.6	170
Benavides Secondary	0	114
Benavides Elementary School	0	70
Ramirez Elementary School	0	21