Hill Country Chronicle

There were 1,069 white students enrolled in Blanco County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 7.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Blanco County welcomed 1,760 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 60.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Blanco County, Blanco Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 258 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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Blanco Elementary School	56.2	459
Blanco High School	53.4	365
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	67.2	287
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	68.5	241
Blanco Middle School	57.7	239
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	71	169