How many students were enrolled in Cameron County Idea Public Schools schools in 2022-23 school year?

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

By East RGV News

Jul 3, 2024

Idea Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Cameron County districts, welcoming 74,217 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 86.0% of the Idea Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the 18 districts in Cameron County, Brownsville ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 37,898 students, while Harlingen CISD welcomed 17,034 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Idea Public Schools roughly covers schools within Cameron County with its main office in Weslaco.

In the previous school year, Idea Public Schools had the highest number of students among Cameron County districts.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Enrollment in Idea Public Schools Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Cameron County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Idea Public Schools	Weslaco	74,217
Brownsville ISD	Brownsville	37,898
Harlingen CISD	Harlingen	17,034
Los Fresnos CISD	Los Fresnos	10,565
San Benito CISD	San Benito	9,354
Premier High Schools	Lewisville	7,117
Jubilee Academies	San Antonio	6,192
Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio)	San Antonio	4,826
South Texas ISD	Mercedes	4,382
La Feria ISD	La Feria	2,926
Point Isabel ISD	Port Isabel	1,930
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success	Brownsville	1,771
Rio Hondo ISD	Rio Hondo	1,622
Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Weslaco	1,469
Promesa Public Schools	Austin	970
Santa Rosa ISD	Santa Rosa	915
Santa Maria ISD	Santa Maria	567
Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	McAllen	506