Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Of the 12,971 students attending Medina County schools, 67.1% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.8% of the total enrollment.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Medina County, comprising 66.3% of the student body.
Potranco Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 65.9% Hispanic students, 19.8% white students, 6.4% Black students, 5.2% multiracial students, 2.4% Asian students, 0.2% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.
When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 5.4%.
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 district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castroville Elementary School | Hispanic | 62.2% | 645 |
| D'Hanis School | White | 54% | 278 |
| Devine DAEP School | Hispanic | 83.3% | 6 |
| Devine High School | Hispanic | 65.6% | 575 |
| Devine Intermediate School | Hispanic | 65.6% | 416 |
| Devine Middle School | Hispanic | 63.9% | 429 |
| Hondo High School | Hispanic | 72.6% | 518 |
| John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School | Hispanic | 66.3% | 531 |
| Lacoste Elementary School | Hispanic | 70.7% | 873 |
| Lytle High School | Hispanic | 82.6% | 495 |
| Lytle Junior High School | Hispanic | 82% | 411 |
| McDowell Middle School | Hispanic | 70.6% | 394 |
| Medina Valley High School | Hispanic | 62.9% | 2,412 |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School | Hispanic | 62% | 919 |
| Medina Valley Middle School | Hispanic | 61.9% | 1,069 |
| Meyer Elementary School | Hispanic | 64.5% | 453 |
| Natalia Early Child Center | Hispanic | 82.1% | 290 |
| Natalia Elementary School | Hispanic | 88.7% | 371 |
| Natalia High School | Hispanic | 82.7% | 346 |
| Natalia Junior High School | Hispanic | 87.3% | 260 |
| Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School | White | 52.8% | 388 |
| Potranco Elementary School | Hispanic | 65.9% | 892 |
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