Hill Country Chronicle

There were 302 Hispanic students enrolled in Edwards County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Edwards County welcomed 511 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 59.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Edwards County, Rocksprings K-12 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 199 students.

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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rocksprings K-12	77.4	257
Nueces Canyon Elementary School	35.4	127
Nueces Canyon Junior High/High School	45.7	127