Corpus Christi Sun

There were 32 American Indian students enrolled in San Patricio County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that San Patricio County welcomed 13,550 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in San Patricio County, Ingleside High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gregory-Portland High School	0.2	1,464
Gregory-Portland Middle School	0.4	1,124
Andrews Elementary School	0.2	636
Ingleside High School	0.8	633
Sinton High School	0.3	610
Clark Elementary School	0	596
East Cliff Elementary School	0.3	580
Welder Elementary School	0.2	574
Austin Elementary School	0.4	537
Ingleside Primary School	0.8	495
H. T. Faulk Elementary School	0	483
Aransas Pass High School	0	457
Sinton Elementary School	0.2	449
Gilbert Junior Mircovich Elementary School	0.2	448
Mathis High School	0.2	434
E. Merle Smith Middle School	0	428
Mathis Elementary School	0.2	409
A. C. Blunt Middle School	0	387
Woodroe Petty Elementary School	0.3	381
Charlie Marshall Elementary School	0	373
Mathis Intermediate School	0	323
Mathis Middle School	0	319
Odem High School	0	279
Taft High School	0.4	242
Odem Elementary School	0	233
Ricardo L. Trevino Junior High School	0	199
Odem Intermediate School	0	197
Odem Junior High School	0	188
Coastal Horizons Academy	3.2	62
Juvenile Detention Center	0	10