Hill Country Chronicle

Blanco County schools enrolled 98 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 4.3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,810 students enrolled in Blanco County schools, 5.4% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Blanco County enrolled the 90th lowest number of gifted and talented 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 gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Blanco Elementary School	18	487
Blanco High School	25	355
Blanco Middle School	25	246
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	5	304
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	18	247
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	7	171