Central Texas News

Bastrop County schools enrolled 11,667 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 17,093 students enrolled in Bastrop County schools, 68.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Bastrop County enrolled the 39th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Cedar Creek High School	1,208	1,889
Cedar Creek Elementary School	876	953
Bastrop High School	816	1,563
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	742	943
Cedar Creek Middle School	732	1,039
Elgin Elementary School	610	750
Bluebonnet Elementary School	599	755
Red Rock Elementary School	593	668
Lost Pines Elementary School	589	637
Elgin Middle School	549	774
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	547	670
Emile Elementary School	541	785
Bastrop Intermediate School	537	781
Bastrop Middle School	516	864
Elgin Intermediate School	489	690
Mina Elementary School	455	747
Smithville Elementary School	321	635
Smithville High School	232	570
Smithville Junior High School	167	392
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	123	241
McDade Elementary School	113	186
Brown Primary School	100	191
Genesis High School	91	129
McDade High School	71	133
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	49	107
Bastrop County Juvenile Boot Camp	1	1