South San Antonio News

The majority of students in Medina County districts were Hispanic in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 13,706 students attending Medina County district schools, 67.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 26.1% of Medina County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Medina County districts, representing 67.2% of the student body.

Devine ISD, Hondo ISD and Medina Valley ISD had the most diverse student body in the county, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 5.1% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Medina County.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
D'Hanis ISD	white	54.1%	296
Devine ISD	Hispanic	66.9%	1,965
Hondo ISD	Hispanic	62.6%	1,771
Lytle ISD	Hispanic	82.3%	1,743
Medina Valley ISD	Hispanic	64.1%	6,785
Natalia ISD	Hispanic	83.6%	1,146