Jim Hogg County Schools: Hebbronville Elementary School welcomed most students in 2023-24 school year

Hebbronville Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Jim Hogg County schools, welcoming 460 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.7% of them were boys, and 46.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, representing 96.1% of the total enrollment in Hebbronville Elementary School.

Among the three schools in Jim Hogg County, Hebbronville High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 330 students, while Hebbronville Junior High School welcomed 210 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Hebbronville Elementary School is a part of Jim Hogg County ISD, which roughly covers schools within Jim Hogg County with its main office in Hebbronville.

In the previous school year, Hebbronville Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Jim Hogg County schools.

A recent 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.