Bandera High School had the highest enrollment among Bandera County schools, with 664 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 52% were boys, and 48% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 59.8% of the student body, the largest share of enrollment in Bandera High School, followed by Hispanic students at 35.4%, multiracial students at 3.3%, Asian students at 0.8%, Black students at 0.6%, and American Indian students at 0.2%.
Among the five schools in Bandera County, Alkek Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 574 students, while Bandera Middle School welcomed 534 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Bandera High School is 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.
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.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Bandera High School | Bandera | 664 |
| Alkek Elementary School | Bandera | 574 |
| Bandera Middle School | Bandera | 534 |
| Hill Country Elementary School | Pipe Creek | 446 |
| Medina School | Medina | 243 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
