South San Antonio News

There were 12,711 students enrolled in Medina County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Medina County had the 63rd largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 67.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Medina County schools, followed by white students at 25.8%, Black students at 3.2%, Asian students at 0.8%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Pacific Islander students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 2.6%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Castroville Elementary School	644	645	0.2%
D'Hanis School	284	278	-2.1%
Devine DAEP School	7	6	-14.3%
Devine High School	577	575	-0.3%
Devine Intermediate School	432	416	-3.7%
Devine Middle School	435	429	-1.4%
Hondo High School	522	518	-0.8%
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School	540	531	-1.7%
Lacoste Elementary School	744	873	17.3%
Lytle High School	487	495	1.6%
Lytle Junior High School	398	411	3.3%
McDowell Middle School	420	394	-6.2%
Medina Valley High School	2,147	2,412	12.3%
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School	790	919	16.3%
Medina Valley Middle School	1,029	1,069	3.9%
Meyer Elementary School	446	453	1.6%
Natalia Early Child Center	256	290	13.3%
Natalia Elementary School	323	371	14.9%
Natalia High School	331	346	4.5%
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School	384	388	1%
Potranco Elementary School	847	892	5.3%