East RGV News

There were 17,037 students enrolled in Harlingen CISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 93.8% of the Harlingen CISD total enrollment.

Harlingen CISD roughly covers schools within Cameron County with its main office in Harlingen.

Among the 29 schools in Harlingen CISD, Harlingen High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,999 students in the 2021-22 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
Harlingen High School	1,999
Harlingen High School - South	1,581
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	1,055
Gutierrez Middle School	834
Treasure Hills Elementary School	817
Memorial Middle School	791
Moises Vela Middle School	763
Lee High Means Elementary School	749
Vernon Middle School	744
Coakley Middle School	695
Stuart Place Elementary School	651
Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School	621
Bonham Elementary School	562
Long Elementary School	547
Lamar Elementary School	452
Houston Elementary School	448
Ben Milam Elementary School	409
Wilson Elementary School	403
Harlingen School of Health Professions	359
Dishman Elementary School	346
Harlingen Collegiate High School	333
Austin Elementary School	328
Bowie Elementary School	319
Zavala Elementary School	297
Crockett Elementary School	294
Travis Elementary School	290
Jefferson Elementary School	257
Secondary Alter Center	79
Edna Tamayo House	14