Hill Country Chronicle

There were 29 American Indian students enrolled in Burnet County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Burnet County welcomed 7,291 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Burnet County, Burnet Middle School, Marble Falls High School, and Shady Grove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four students.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Marble Falls High School	0.3	1,191
Burnet High School	0.2	953
Marble Falls Middle School	0.3	909
Burnet Middle School	0.5	751
Shady Grove Elementary School	0.7	586
Colt Elementary School	0.5	582
Marble Falls Elementary School	0	580
Highland Lakes Elementary School	0.4	510
Rj Richey Elementary School	0.4	495
Bertram Elementary School	0.7	445
Spicewood Elementary School	1	204
Quest High School	0	47
Falls Career High School	0	38