West RGV News

There were 9,732 students enrolled in Sharyland ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 92.9% of the Sharyland ISD total enrollment.

Sharyland ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County with its main office in Mission.

Among the 13 schools in Sharyland ISD, Sharyland High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,546 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Total Enrollment
Sharyland High School	1,546
Sharyland Pioneer High School	1,471
Sharyland North Junior High School	806
B. L. Gray Junior High School	730
Donna Wernecke Elementary School	697
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School	670
John High Shary Elementary School	649
Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School	587
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School	559
Jessie L. Jensen Elementary School	543
Romulo D. Martinez Elementary School	537
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	478
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	459