Hill Country Chronicle

Blanco County schools enrolled 772 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,810 students enrolled in Blanco County schools, 42.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 16.6% increase over the previous school year.

Blanco County enrolled the 64th 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	231	487
Blanco High School	143	355
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	142	304
Blanco Middle School	92	246
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	87	247
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	77	171