Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of the 4,499 students attending Uvalde County schools, 83.9% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 14.8% of the total enrollment.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Uvalde County, comprising 84.7% of the student body.
Uvalde High School had the most diverse student body in Uvalde County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.
In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 11% when compared to the previous 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 district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Academy | Hispanic | 89.7% | 39 |
| Dalton Elementary School | Hispanic | 90.9% | 734 |
| Flores Elementary School | Hispanic | 88.7% | 337 |
| Knippa School | Hispanic | 58.2% | 416 |
| Morales Junior High School | Hispanic | 91% | 592 |
| Sabinal Elementary School | Hispanic | 88.5% | 234 |
| Sabinal High School | Hispanic | 81.8% | 132 |
| Sabinal Middle School | Hispanic | 85.5% | 62 |
| Utopia School | White | 72.7% | 194 |
| Uvalde Dual Language Academy | Hispanic | 88.3% | 630 |
| Uvalde High School | Hispanic | 90.4% | 1,129 |
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