Jim Hogg County Independent School District recorded 33 fewer students enrolled in 2024-25 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024)
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024)
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Jim Hogg County Independent School District enrolled 967 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 3.3% decrease from 1,000 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Among the student body, 53.8% were boys and 46.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic (927), representing 95.9% of the district’s total enrollment. White students were the second-largest group, totaling 23 students (2.4%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was tenth grade, with 87 students enrolled that year, accounting for 9% of the total student body.

The district covers three schools, and has a central office in Hebbronville.

Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.

About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.

A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.

Enrollment in Jim Hogg County Independent School District Over 4 Years

School Enrollment Breakdown in Jim Hogg County Independent School District in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Hebbronville Elementary School448
Hebbronville High School298
Hebbronville Junior High School221

Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.



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