Winter Garden Today

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Dimmit County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,903 students attending Dimmit County schools, 95.2% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Dimmit County, comprising 95% of the student body.

Carrizo Springs Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Dimmit County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1% when compared to the previous year.

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 district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Carrizo Springs Elementary School	Hispanic	96.2%	598
Carrizo Springs High School	Hispanic	94%	588
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School	Hispanic	95.4%	452
Carrizo Springs Junior High School	Hispanic	95.1%	265