Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Cameron County welcomed 97,872 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 167 schools in Cameron County, Los Fresnos High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 103 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.
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.
Enrollment Demographics in Cameron County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Los Fresnos High School | 3.1 | 3,272 |
| Rivera Early College High School | 0.8 | 2,254 |
| Hanna Early College High School | 1 | 2,246 |
| Veterans Memorial Early College High School | 1.7 | 2,172 |
| San Benito High School | 0.9 | 2,012 |
| Harlingen High School | 4.8 | 1,942 |
| Lopez Early College High School | 0.4 | 1,831 |
| Porter Early College High School | 0.7 | 1,814 |
| Pace Early College High School | 0.8 | 1,788 |
| Harlingen High School - South | 4.8 | 1,571 |
| Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy | 4.8 | 1,188 |
| Stillman Middle School | 1.3 | 1,095 |
| Jubilee Brownsville | 2.5 | 1,010 |
| Faulk Middle School | 0.5 | 976 |
| La Feria High School | 1.1 | 909 |
| Manzano Middle School | 1 | 905 |
| Garcia Middle School | 0.4 | 893 |
| Benavides Elementary School | 1.1 | 882 |
| Treasure Hills Elementary School | 6.5 | 858 |
| South Texas ISD Medical Professions | 2.8 | 858 |
| Resaca Middle School | 1.3 | 857 |
| Pullam Elementary School | 2 | 841 |
| Idea Riverview Academy | 2.9 | 830 |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School | 1.1 | 823 |
| Gutierrez Middle School | 5.4 | 819 |
| Idea Frontier Academy | 1.8 | 818 |
| Los Cuates Middle School | 3.8 | 809 |
| Oliveira Middle School | 0.7 | 802 |
| Idea Academy San Benito | 3.6 | 799 |
| Idea Riverview College Preparatory | 0.3 | 787 |
| Stell Middle School | 1.2 | 781 |
| Paredes Elementary School | 1.4 | 778 |
| Idea College Preparatory San Benito | 3.7 | 767 |
| Idea Brownsville College Preparatory | 2.2 | 762 |
| Idea Frontier College Preparatory | 0.5 | 759 |
| Memorial Middle School | 3.6 | 751 |
| Moises Vela Middle School | 6.2 | 742 |
| Lee High Means Elementary School | 6.3 | 734 |
| San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy | 1.2 | 730 |
| Idea Robindale Academy | 5.3 | 718 |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School | 1 | 717 |
| Vernon Middle School | 3.4 | 715 |
| Idea Brownsville Academy | 3.6 | 700 |
| Lucio Middle School | 0.4 | 698 |
| Hudson Elementary School | 1.5 | 666 |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School | 3.2 | 661 |
| Coakley Middle School | 4.2 | 660 |
| Champion Elementary School | 1.7 | 655 |
| Canales Elementary School | 1.7 | 654 |
| Gonzalez Elementary School | 3.5 | 653 |
| Miller Jordan Middle School | 0.6 | 640 |
| Laureles Elementary School | 1.9 | 639 |
| Vela Middle School | 1.6 | 638 |
| Perez Elementary School | 1.4 | 628 |
| Rio Hondo Elementary School | 5.3 | 624 |
| Cash Elementary School | 1.3 | 623 |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School | 0.8 | 618 |
| Stuart Place Elementary School | 6.5 | 613 |
| Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School | 6.4 | 610 |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | 7.1 | 609 |
| Idea Harlingen Academy | 6.4 | 607 |
| Port Isabel High School | 9.2 | 606 |
| Burns Elementary School | 3.5 | 604 |
| Dora Romero Elementary School | 2.6 | 587 |
| Olmito Elementary School | 3 | 575 |
| Besteiro Middle School | 1 | 575 |
| Bonham Elementary School | 2.3 | 572 |
| Perkins Middle School | 1.4 | 571 |
| Aiken Elementary School | 0.2 | 570 |
| Breeden Elementary School | 0.4 | 569 |
| Los Fresnos Elementary School | 4.8 | 561 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | 1.8 | 552 |
| Yturria Elementary School | 1.6 | 548 |
| Long Elementary School | 3.8 | 548 |
| Egly Elementary School | 1.6 | 546 |
| Brite Elementary School | 0.7 | 545 |
| Keller Elementary School | 0.9 | 532 |
| San Benito Riverside Middle School | 0.6 | 529 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | 2.3 | 522 |
| Lopez-Riggins Elementary School | 2.3 | 514 |
| Bryss Academy | 0.8 | 508 |
| Rio Hondo High School | 3.2 | 507 |
| Cromack Elementary School | 4.2 | 501 |
| Ortiz Elementary School | 0.2 | 500 |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | 2.8 | 495 |
| Rio Hondo Middle School | 2.9 | 488 |
| Idea Robindale College Preparatory | 6.4 | 487 |
| Russell Elementary School | 0.8 | 486 |
| La Encantada Elementary School | 0.4 | 481 |
| Idea Sports Park Academy | 7.9 | 481 |
| Putegnat Elementary School | 4.4 | 478 |
| Castaneda Elementary School | 2.5 | 474 |
| Pena Elementary School | 0.4 | 472 |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | 3.2 | 471 |
| Sharp Elementary School | 1.3 | 470 |
| Houston Elementary School | 2.4 | 467 |
| Villareal Elementary School | 5.6 | 465 |
| Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy | 1.8 | 455 |
| W. B. Green Junior High School | 2.6 | 454 |
| Fred Booth | 1.6 | 450 |
| La Paloma Elementary School | 1.3 | 446 |
| Derry Elementary School | 7.4 | 446 |
| Garriga Elementary School | 5.6 | 443 |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | 2.5 | 440 |
| Martin Elementary School | 0 | 438 |
| Lamar Elementary School | 1.6 | 426 |
| Port Isabel Junior High School | 8.7 | 425 |
| Morningside Elementary School | 3.8 | 424 |
| Jubilee Harlingen | 6.9 | 422 |
| Ben Milam Elementary School | 3.5 | 405 |
| Elma E. Barrera Elementary School | 0.7 | 402 |
| Garden Park Elementary School | 1.3 | 398 |
| Gallegos Elementary School | 0.3 | 396 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 4.3 | 393 |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School | 1.8 | 391 |
| Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School | 0.5 | 384 |
| Jubilee Living Way | 3.4 | 382 |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions | 4.8 | 376 |
| Downs Fine Arts Academy | 3.3 | 367 |
| C. E. Vail Elementary School | 2.5 | 366 |
| Las Yescas Elementary School | 0.5 | 365 |
| Villa Nueva Elementary School | 1.4 | 361 |
| Elementary Jardin Elementary School | 2.2 | 360 |
| Brownsville Early College High School | 1.4 | 348 |
| Horizon Montessori III | 4.4 | 343 |
| Sullivan Environmental Science Academy | 1.5 | 341 |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School | 6.8 | 339 |
| Southmost Elementary School | 2.4 | 339 |
| Bowie Elementary School | 0.6 | 337 |
| David G. Sanchez Elementary School | 4.5 | 337 |
| Skinner Elementary School | 0.9 | 333 |
| Dishman Elementary School | 1.6 | 320 |
| Roberts Elementary School | 2.8 | 320 |
| Austin Elementary School | 6.5 | 308 |
| Palm Grove Elementary School | 1.6 | 305 |
| Zavala Elementary School | 3.4 | 295 |
| Travis Elementary School | 2.1 | 291 |
| Santa Rosa High School | 1.4 | 289 |
| Crockett Elementary School | 0.7 | 278 |
| Idea Harlingen College Preparatory | 7.2 | 278 |
| Idea Sports Park College Preparatory | 13.6 | 273 |
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School | 2.3 | 264 |
| Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School | 0.8 | 253 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 1.2 | 249 |
| Garza Elementary School | 2.9 | 238 |
| Del Castillo Elementary School | 6.1 | 228 |
| Jo Nelson Middle School | 0 | 224 |
| Rangerville Elementary School | 1.8 | 217 |
| Promesa College Prep Brownsville | 0.5 | 192 |
| Santa Maria High School | 0.6 | 162 |
| Santa Maria Middle School | 0.8 | 129 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | 1.6 | 126 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito | 0.9 | 113 |
| Premier High School of Brownsville | 2.8 | 109 |
| Secondary Alter Center | 4.8 | 104 |
| Gateway to Graduation Academy | 0 | 76 |
| Cameron County JJAEP | 0 | 61 |
| Cameron County JJAEP | 2.1 | 48 |
| La Feria Academy | 3.4 | 29 |
| Hester Juvenile Detention | 0 | 24 |
| Cameron County JJAEP | 0 | 21 |
| Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp | 0 | 12 |
| Cameron County JJAEP | 10 | 10 |
| Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12) | 0 | 9 |
| Edna Tamayo House | 25 | 8 |
| Rgv Youth Recovery Home | 0 | 6 |
| Cameron County JJAEP | 0 | 3 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Pena Elementary• Ben Milam Elementary• Lucio Middle• Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary• Putegnat Elementary• Secondary Alternative Center• Idea Harlingen College Preparatory• La Encantada Elementary• Idea Robindale College Preparatory• Dishman Elementary School• Crockett Elementary• Jubilee Brownsville• Sharp Elementary• Santa Rosa High School• Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville• Downs Elementary• Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville• Santa Maria Middle• Zavala Elementary• Vernon Middle• Gutierrez Middle• Rancho Verde Elementary School• Jubilee Leadership Academy• Olmito Elementary School• Roberts Elementary• Utrgv• San Benito Riverside Middle• San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy• Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville• Garriga Elementary• Rio Hondo Middle• Moises Vela Middle• Jubilee Living Way• Palmer-Laakso Elementary School• Villareal Elementary School• Champion Elementary• Cameron County Jjaep• C.e. Vail Elementary• Idea Brownsville College Preparatory• Port Isabel Junior High• Noemi Dominguez Elementary• Jo Nelson Middle• Gallegos Elementary• Idea Frontier Academy• Perez Elementary• Benavides Elementary• Stillman Middle• Canales Elementary• Martin Elementary• Garcia Middle• David G. Sanchez Elementary• Cameron County Jjaep• Breeden Elementary• Elementary Jardin Elementary• Harlingen School of Health Professions• La Feria Academy• Idea College Preparatory San Benito• Wilson Elementary• Castaneda Elementary• Rio Hondo Elementary• Los Fresnos High School• Lee H. Means Elementary• Palm Grove Elementary• Brownsville Raul Yzaguirre Stem Scholars Prep• San Benito High School• Los Cuates Middle• Miller Jordan Middle• Liberty Memorial Middle School• Porter Early College High School• Oliveira Middle• Pace Early College High School• Idea Sports Park College Preparatory• Idea Academy San Benito• Idea Robindale Academy• Villa Nueva Elementary• Coakley Middle• Promesa College Prep Brownsville• Vermillion Road Elementary• Idea Harlingen Academy• Besteiro Middle• Egly Elementary• Stell Middle• Travis Elementary• Ortiz Elementary• Lopez Early College High School• Garden Park Elementary• La Feria High School• Edna Tamayo House• Paredes Elementary• Brownsville Early College High School• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Memorial Middle• Jubilee Harlingen• Burns Elementary• Derry Elementary• Berta Cabaza Middle• Horizon Montessori Iii• Rising Scholars Academy of South Texas• Bowie Elementary• Laureles Elementary School• Skinner Elementary• Brite Elementary• Hanna Early College High School• Lopez-Riggins Elementary• Tony Gonzalez Elementary• Aiken Elementary• Southmost Elementary• South Texas Academy for Medical Professions• Pullam Elementary• Dr Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy• Sam Houston Elementary• Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary• Santa Maria High School• Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito• Russell Elementary• Rio Hondo High School• Elma E. Barrera Elementary• Austin Elementary• Idea Riverview Academy• Gateway To Graduation Academy• Stuart Place Elementary• Bonham Elementary• Hudson Elementary• Morningside Elementary• Dora Romero Elementary School• Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12)• Rgv Youth Recovery Home• Idea Brownsville Academy• Fred Booth• Keller Elementary• Yturria Elementary• Treasure Hills Elementary• W.b. Green Junior High• Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp• Idea Frontier College Preparatory• Lamar Elementary• Idea Riverview College Preparatory• Harlingen High School - South• Hester Juvenile Detent• Long Elementary• Veterans Memorial Early College High School• Port Isabel High School• La Paloma Elementary• Jefferson Elementary• Rangerville Elementary• Premier High School Of Brownsville• Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy• Faulk Middle• Gonzalez Elementary• Las Yescas Elementary School• Houston Elementary• Resaca Middle• Del Castillo Elementary• Perkins Middle• Rivera Early College High School• Idea Sports Park Academy• Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School• Manzano Middle• Harlingen High School• Cameron County Jjaep• Cromack Elementary• Sullivan Elementary• Vela Middle• Cash Elementary• Los Fresnos Elementary
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