Hill Country Chronicle

Blanco County schools enrolled 662 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,760 students enrolled in Blanco County schools, 37.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.6% increase over the previous school year.

Blanco County enrolled the 59th lowest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Blanco Elementary School	214	459
Blanco High School	140	365
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	120	287
Blanco Middle School	90	239
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	52	241
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	46	169