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There were 2,741 Hispanic students enrolled in Frio County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Frio County welcomed 2,917 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 94% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Frio County, Pearsall High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 575 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pearsall High School	93.6	614
Ted Flores Elementary School	95.2	520
Pearsall Junior High School	95.4	457
Dilley Elementary School	92.7	451
Pearsall Intermediate School	92.7	427
Dilley High School	93.2	280
Mary Harper Middle School	95.2	168