East RGV News

The majority of students in Cameron County districts were Hispanic in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 184,261 students attending Cameron County schools, 90% were Hispanic. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 4.8% of the student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Cameron County districts, comprising 90% of the student body.

Premier High Schools had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 55.5% Hispanic students, 27.5% white students, 12.9% Black students, 2.8% multiracial students, 0.8% Asian students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased 4.3% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Cameron County.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Brownsville ISD	Hispanic	98.3%	37,898
Harlingen CISD	Hispanic	94.2%	17,034
Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio)	Hispanic	88.7%	4,826
Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Hispanic	81.3%	1,469
Idea Public Schools	Hispanic	86%	74,217
Jubilee Academies	Hispanic	86.8%	6,192
La Feria ISD	Hispanic	97.1%	2,926
Los Fresnos CISD	Hispanic	96.6%	10,565
Point Isabel ISD	Hispanic	90.4%	1,930
Premier High Schools	Hispanic	55.5%	7,117
Promesa Public Schools	Hispanic	92.9%	970
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success	Hispanic	98.6%	1,771
Rio Hondo ISD	Hispanic	95.5%	1,622
San Benito CISD	Hispanic	98.4%	9,354
Santa Maria ISD	Hispanic	97.7%	567
Santa Rosa ISD	Hispanic	99.2%	915
South Texas ISD	Hispanic	83.9%	4,382
Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Hispanic	99%	506