Hill Country Chronicle

There were 9,344 Hispanic students enrolled in Val Verde County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Val Verde County welcomed 10,110 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 92.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Val Verde County, Del Rio High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,232 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
Del Rio High School	94.3	2,366
Buena Vista Elementary School	87.7	767
Dr. Lonnie Green Junior Elementary School	93.1	752
Del Rio Middle 8TH Grade Campus	94.8	748
Del Rio Middle 7th Grade Campus	94.2	730
San Felipe Memorial Middle School	92.5	730
North Heights Elementary School	95.5	560
Garfield Elementary School	96.2	529
Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary School	96	527
Ruben Chavira Elementary School	98.8	492
Del Rio Early College High School	94.5	469
Lamar Elementary School	97.6	460
Irene C. Cardwell Elementary School	92.8	433
Comstock School	59.2	240
Blended Academy	95.5	154
Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet	31.4	153