Hidalgo Independent School District enrolled 2,918 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 3.3% decrease from 3,019 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 51.1% were boys and 48.9% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic (2,918), representing 100% of the district’s total enrollment. Asian students were the second-largest group, totaling zero students (0%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was twelfth grade, with 305 students enrolled that year, accounting for 10.5% of the total student body.
The district covers six schools, and has a central office in Hidalgo.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 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.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Hidalgo Early College High School | 1,029 |
| Diaz Junior High School | 615 |
| Hidalgo Elementary School | 433 |
| Dr. Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary School | 342 |
| JC Kelly Elementary School | 260 |
| Hidalgo Park Elementary School | 239 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.







