Hill Country Chronicle

There were 4,361 Hispanic students enrolled in Uvalde County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Uvalde County welcomed 5,140 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 84.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Uvalde County, Uvalde High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,043 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
Uvalde High School	89.9	1,160
Morales Junior High School	91.8	661
Dalton Elementary School	90.4	595
Robb Elementary School	90.4	571
Uvalde Dual Language Academy	90.2	570
Flores Elementary School	89.7	429
Knippa School	59.2	412
Utopia School	23.9	213
Sabinal Elementary School	86.9	176
Sabinal High School	85.1	121
Sabinal Middle School	83.3	102
Batesville School	92.9	84
Crossroads Academy	95.7	46