Hill Country Chronicle

There were 1,939 white students enrolled in Gillespie County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gillespie County welcomed 3,705 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 52.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Gillespie County, Fredericksburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 529 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Fredericksburg High School	52	1,017
Fredericksburg Elementary School	44.1	766
Fredericksburg Middle School	43.7	677
Fredericksburg Primary School	40.1	539
Harper Elementary School	77.9	208
Harper High School	86.6	186
Harper Middle School	83.1	166
Stonewall Elementary School	79	105
Doss Elementary School	41.7	24
Alter School	35.3	17