Central Texas News

Caldwell County schools enrolled 6,325 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,148 students enrolled in Caldwell County schools, 77.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6.2% increase over the previous school year.

Caldwell County enrolled the 61st highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Lockhart High School	1,362	1,862
Lockhart Junior High School	1,050	1,385
Leonard Shanklin Elementary School	503	698
Plum Creek Elementary School	459	518
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School	451	514
Bluebonnet Elementary School	443	555
Navarro Elementary School	394	529
Clear Fork Elementary School	325	477
Luling High School	311	431
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School	235	311
George W. Carver Early Education Center	227	240
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart	188	188
Prairie Lea School	186	235
Pegasus School	157	157
Lockhart Pride High School	34	48