Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Of the 65,428 students attending Nueces County schools, 74.6% were Hispanic. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 16.6% of the student body.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Nueces County school districts, comprising 74% of the student body.
Trinity Charter School had the most even distribution of races among the districts in the county, with 39% white, 38.7% Hispanic, 18.7% Black, 2.8% multiracial, 0.6% Asian, and 0.3% American Indian students.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.6% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Nueces County.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas 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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce ISD | Hispanic | 74.7% | 391 |
| Banquete ISD | Hispanic | 84.3% | 821 |
| Bishop CISD | Hispanic | 84.5% | 1,362 |
| Calallen ISD | Hispanic | 65.6% | 3,877 |
| Corpus Christi ISD | Hispanic | 81.6% | 33,053 |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | Hispanic | 69.5% | 131 |
| Dr. M.L. Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | Hispanic | 90.1% | 162 |
| Driscoll ISD | Hispanic | 92.6% | 340 |
| Flour Bluff ISD | Hispanic | 49.8% | 5,665 |
| London ISD | Hispanic | 55.7% | 1,726 |
| Por Vida Academy | Hispanic | 92.2% | 205 |
| Port Aransas ISD | White | 75.9% | 527 |
| Promesa Public Schools | Hispanic | 94.4% | 963 |
| Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) | Hispanic | 68.8% | 1,450 |
| Robstown ISD | Hispanic | 97.2% | 2,508 |
| School of Science and Technology Discovery | Hispanic | 55.9% | 5,967 |
| Seashore Charter Schools | White | 76.6% | 410 |
| Trinity Charter School | White | 39% | 326 |
| Tuloso-Midway ISD | Hispanic | 82.3% | 3,636 |
| West Oso ISD | Hispanic | 87.6% | 1,908 |
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