Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of the 3,376 students attending Zapata County schools, 99.4% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 0.4% of the total enrollment.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Zapata County, comprising 99.3% of the student body.
Zapata Middle School had the most diverse student body in Zapata 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 increased by 2.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Elementary School | Hispanic | 100% | 61 |
| Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal Elementary School | Hispanic | 99.3% | 449 |
| Zapata High School | Hispanic | 99.6% | 1,034 |
| Zapata Middle School | Hispanic | 98.6% | 784 |
| Zapata North Elementary School | Hispanic | 99.7% | 581 |
| Zapata South Elementary School | Hispanic | 99.8% | 467 |
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