Hill Country Chronicle

Burnet County schools enrolled 4,175 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 12.2% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 7,291 students enrolled in Burnet County schools, 57.3% of them are considered to be at risk.

Burnet County had the 66th highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

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	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Marble Falls High School	681	1,191
Burnet High School	542	953
Marble Falls Middle School	593	909
Burnet Middle School	417	751
Shady Grove Elementary School	289	586
Colt Elementary School	348	582
Marble Falls Elementary School	287	580
Highland Lakes Elementary School	426	510
Rj Richey Elementary School	232	495
Bertram Elementary School	205	445
Spicewood Elementary School	83	204
Quest High School	39	47
Falls Career High School	33	38