Hill Country Chronicle

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Blanco County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,810 students attending Blanco County schools, 59.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Blanco County, comprising 60.7% of the student body.

Blanco Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Blanco County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 2.8% when compared to the previous year.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Blanco Elementary School	White	57.9%	487
Blanco High School	White	49.9%	355
Blanco Middle School	White	54.9%	246
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	White	65.1%	304
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	White	68.4%	247
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	White	69%	171