East RGV News

There were 760 white students enrolled in Harlingen CISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Harlingen CISD schools welcomed 17,034 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Harlingen CISD roughly covers schools within Cameron County and has a main office in Harlingen.

Among the 31 schools in Harlingen CISD schools, Harlingen High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 94 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	17,034	760	4.5%
2021-22	17,037	840	4.9%
2020-21	17,882	920	5.1%
2019-20	18,365	932	5.1%