Hill Country Chronicle

Blanco Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Blanco County schools, welcoming 487 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.7% of the students were girls, and 48.3% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 57.9% of the Blanco Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Blanco County, Blanco High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 355 students, while Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School welcomed 304 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Blanco Elementary School is a part of Blanco ISD, which roughly covers schools within Blanco County with its main office in Blanco.

In the previous school year, Blanco Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Blanco County schools.

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.

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 Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Blanco Elementary School	Blanco	487
Blanco High School	Blanco	355
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	Johnson City	304
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	Johnson City	247
Blanco Middle School	Blanco	246
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	Johnson City	171