East RGV News

There were 9,354 students enrolled in San Benito CISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 98.4% of the San Benito CISD total enrollment.

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

Among the 22 schools in San Benito CISD, San Benito High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,012 students in the 2022-23 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
San Benito High School	2,012
Berta Cabaza Middle School	823
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	730
Miller Jordan Middle School	640
Cash Elementary School	623
San Benito Riverside Middle School	529
La Encantada Elementary School	481
Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy	455
Fred Booth	450
La Paloma Elementary School	446
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School	384
Downs Fine Arts Academy	367
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	341
Roberts Elementary School	320
Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School	253
Rangerville Elementary School	217
	104
Gateway to Graduation Academy	76
Cameron County JJAEP	61
Hester Juvenile Detention	24
Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp	12
Rgv Youth Recovery Home	6