East RGV News

There was one American Indian student enrolled in Brooks County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Brooks County welcomed 1,285 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Falfurrias Innovation Academy was the only school in the county to enroll an American Indian student, with just one student identified 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Falfurrias High School	0	401
Falfurrias Junior High School	0	274
Falfurrias Elementary School	0	263
Falfurrias Innovation Academy	0.6	179
Lasater Elementary School	0	168