Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53% of them were boys, and 47% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 74.9% of the Jones Elementary/Intermediate School total enrollment.
Among the three schools in Kinney County, Brackett High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 156 students, while Brackett Junior High School welcomed 125 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Jones Elementary/Intermediate School is a part of Brackett ISD, which roughly covers schools within Kinney County with its main office in Brackettville.
In the previous school year, Jones Elementary/Intermediate School also had the highest number of students among Kinney County schools.
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.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Jones Elementary/Intermediate School | Brackettville | 251 |
| Brackett High School | Brackettville | 156 |
| Brackett Junior High School | Bracketville | 125 |
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