Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.5% of them were boys, and 46.5% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 94.9% of the Ramirez-Burks Elementary School total enrollment.
Among the four schools in La Salle County, Cotulla High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 361 students, while Frank Newman Middle School welcomed 285 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Ramirez-Burks Elementary School is a part of Cotulla ISD, which roughly covers schools within La Salle County with its main office in Cotulla.
In the previous school year, Ramirez-Burks Elementary School also had the highest number of students among La Salle County schools.
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.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Ramirez-Burks Elementary School | Cotulla | 452 |
| Cotulla High School | Cotulla | 361 |
| Frank Newman Middle School | Cotulla | 285 |
| Encinal Elementary School | Cotulla | 74 |
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