SE Texas Times

There were 643 Hispanic students enrolled in Bridge City ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bridge City ISD schools welcomed 3,144 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 20.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Bridge City ISD roughly covers schools within Orange County and has a main office in Bridge City.

Among the four schools in Bridge City ISD schools, Bridge City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 173 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	3,144	643	20.5%
2021-22	3,106	584	18.8%
2020-21	3,028	548	18.1%
2019-20	3,072	527	17.2%