Bandera County: How many students were enrolled in Bandera High School in 2023-24 school year?

Bandera High School had the highest enrollment among Bandera County schools, welcoming 710 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as white, representing 59.4% of the total enrollment in Bandera High School.

Among the five schools in Bandera County, Alkek Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 616 students, while Bandera Middle School welcomed 525 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Bandera High School is a part of Bandera ISD, which roughly covers schools within Bandera County with its main office in Bandera.

In the previous school year, Bandera High School also had the highest number of students among Bandera 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.