Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.6% of them were boys, and 46.4% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 98% of the Falfurrias High School total enrollment.
Among the five schools in Brooks County, Falfurrias Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 312 students, while Falfurrias Elementary School welcomed 272 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Falfurrias High School is a part of Brooks County ISD, which roughly covers schools within Brooks County with its main office in Falfurrias.
In the previous school year, Falfurrias High School also had the highest number of students among Brooks County schools.
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.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Falfurrias High School | Falfurrias | 407 |
| Falfurrias Junior High School | Falfurrias | 312 |
| Falfurrias Elementary School | Falfurrias | 272 |
| Lasater Elementary School | Falfurrias | 182 |
| Falfurrias Innovation Academy | Falfurrias | 169 |
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