Hill Country Chronicle

There were 629 white students enrolled in Val Verde County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Val Verde County welcomed 10,641 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Val Verde County, Del Rio High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 138 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Del Rio High School	5.6	2,470
Del Rio Middle 8TH Grade Campus	5.1	1,478
Buena Vista Elementary School	8.5	792
Dr. Lonnie Green Junior Elementary School	4.6	791
San Felipe Memorial Middle School	5.9	674
Garfield Elementary School	3.5	576
Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary School	2.2	541
North Heights Elementary School	2.2	539
Ruben Chavira Elementary School	1.2	505
Del Rio Early College High School	4.5	465
Lamar Elementary School	1.1	436
Irene C. Cardwell Elementary School	5.4	426
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle	4	226
Comstock School	35.6	222
Heritage Academy of Del Rio	2.8	181
Roberto Bobby Barrera Elementary STEM Magnet	50.3	151
Blended Academy	2.9	103
Premier High School of Del Rio	1.5	65