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There were 8,155 Hispanic students enrolled in Medina County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 8,155 Hispanic students enrolled in Medina County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Medina County welcomed 12,303 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 66.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Medina County, Medina Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,341 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.

Ethnicities in Medina County in 2022-23 School Year

White [27.0%]Hispanic [66.3%]Ethnicities <5% [6.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Medina County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Medina Valley High School62.52,147
Medina Valley Middle School60.91,029
Potranco Elementary School62.2847
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School60.8790
Lacoste Elementary School69744
Castroville Elementary School58.4644
Devine High School66.6577
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School67.2540
Hondo High School73.6522
Lytle High School84487
Meyer Elementary School55.2446
Devine Middle School67.4435
Devine Intermediate School63.9432
McDowell Middle School70.2420
Lytle Junior High School79.4398
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School54.2384
Natalia High School85.8331
Natalia Elementary School90.7323
D'Hanis School42.6284
Natalia Junior High School83.5260
Natalia Early Child Center76.6256
Devine DAEP School85.77