Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.3% of the students were girls, and 48.7% were boys.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 63.6% of the Alpine Elementary School total enrollment.
Among the six schools in Brewster County, Alpine High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 314 students, while Alpine Middle School welcomed 278 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Alpine Elementary School is a part of Alpine ISD, which roughly covers schools within Brewster County with its main office in Alpine.
In the previous school year, Alpine Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Brewster 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.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine Elementary School | Alpine | 382 |
| Alpine High School | Alpine | 314 |
| Alpine Middle School | Alpine | 278 |
| Big Bend High School | Terlingua | 111 |
| Marathon Independent School District | Marathon | 57 |
| San Vicente Elementary School | Big Bend Natl Park | 9 |
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