Hill Country Chronicle

Gillespie County schools enrolled 1,682 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 7.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 3,705 students enrolled in Gillespie County schools, 45.4% of them are considered to be at risk.

Gillespie County had the 121st highest number of at-risk students 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 at-risk students	Total Number of students
Fredericksburg High School	451	1,017
Fredericksburg Elementary School	374	766
Fredericksburg Middle School	301	677
Fredericksburg Primary School	325	539
Harper Elementary School	90	208
Harper High School	49	186
Harper Middle School	60	166
Stonewall Elementary School	13	105
Doss Elementary School	7	24
Alter School	12	17