Hill Country Chronicle

There were seven Asian students enrolled in Blanco County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as in 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, Asian comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Blanco County, only Blanco Elementary School and Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School enrolled any Asian students, welcoming two students each in the 2021-22 school year.

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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Blanco Elementary School	0.4	459
Blanco High School	0.3	365
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	0.7	287
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	0.4	241
Blanco Middle School	0	239
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	0.6	169