North Coastal News

Refugio Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Refugio County schools, welcoming 299 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, 52.8% of them were boys, and 47.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 73.6% of the Refugio Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the seven schools in Refugio County, Woodsboro High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 221 students, while Refugio High School welcomed 216 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Refugio Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Refugio 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
Refugio Elementary School	Refugio	299
Woodsboro High School	Woodsboro	221
Refugio High School	Refugio	216
Woodsboro Elementary School	Woodsboro	206
Refugio Junior High School	Refugio	139
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School	Tivoli	78
Austwell-Tivoli High School	Tivoli	66