Hill Country Chronicle

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Uvalde County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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