Hill Country Chronicle

There were 43 multiracial students enrolled in Blanco County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Blanco County welcomed 1,810 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Blanco County, Blanco Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 19 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Blanco Elementary School	3.9	487
Blanco High School	1.7	355
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School	2	304
Lyndon B. Johnson High School	2.8	247
Blanco Middle School	0.8	246
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	1.8	171