West RGV News

There were 104 white students enrolled in Starr County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Starr County welcomed 17,218 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Starr County, Idea Rio Grande City Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 23 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rio Grande City High School	0.1	1,774
Roma High School	0.2	1,773
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	2.8	825
Veterans Middle School	0.7	801
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School	0.3	796
Roma Middle School	0.5	779
Grulla High School	0.4	761
Ringgold Middle School	0.1	722
Roque Guerra Junior Elementary School	0.3	639
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	3	591
Alto Bonito Elementary School	0.3	573
Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary School	1.1	552
Grulla Middle School	0.2	547
Ramiro Barrera Middle School	0.2	544
Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School	0.8	510
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	0	501
Florence Junior Scott Elementary School	0.4	479
Dr. Mario E. Ramirez Elementary School	0.8	474
Emma Vera Elementary School	0.4	465
Grulla Elementary School	0.7	454
Alberto and Celia Barrera Elementary School	0	454
John & Olive Hinojosa Elementary School	0.7	452
Ringgold Elementary School	0.2	450
Preparatory for Early College High School	0	414
Rt Barrera Elementary School	1.4	354
La Union Elementary School	0.6	333
San Isidro Elementary School	2.8	106
San Isidro High School	0	75
Instructional & Guidance Center	0	20