There were 9,482 students enrolled in Rio Grande City CISD schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% were boys, and 48.8% were girls.
Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 99.6% of the district’s total enrollment.
Rio Grande City CISD roughly covers schools within Starr County with its main office in Rio Grande City.
Among the 15 schools in Rio Grande City CISD, Rio Grande City High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,674 students in the 2023-24 school year.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Rio Grande City High School | 1,674 |
| Veterans Middle School | 795 |
| Grulla High School | 770 |
| General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School | 733 |
| Ringgold Middle School | 635 |
| Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School | 626 |
| Grulla Middle School | 609 |
| Alto Bonito Elementary School | 584 |
| Dr. Mario E. Ramirez Elementary School | 481 |
| Ringgold Elementary School | 474 |
| John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School | 467 |
| Grulla Elementary School | 440 |
| Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School | 435 |
| Preparatory for Early College High School | 413 |
| La Union Elementary School | 346 |
