North San Antonio News

Bandera High School had the highest enrollment among Bandera County schools, welcoming 713 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 61.7% of the Bandera High School total enrollment.

Among the five schools in Bandera County, Alkek Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 630 students, while Bandera Middle School welcomed 555 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Bandera High School	Bandera	713
Alkek Elementary School	Bandera	630
Bandera Middle School	Bandera	555
Hill Country Elementary School	Bandera	483
Medina School	Medina	246