Central Texas News

Cedar Creek High School had the highest enrollment among Bastrop County schools, welcoming 1,889 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 81.4% of the Cedar Creek High School total enrollment.

Among the 25 schools in Bastrop County, Bastrop High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,563 students, while Cedar Creek Middle School welcomed 1,039 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Cedar Creek High School is a part of Bastrop ISD, which roughly covers schools within Bastrop County with its main office in Cedar Creek.

In the previous school year, Cedar Creek High School also had the highest number of students among Bastrop County schools.

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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Cedar Creek High School	Cedar Creek	1,889
Bastrop High School	Bastrop	1,563
Cedar Creek Middle School	Cedar Creek	1,039
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Cedar Creek	953
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	Cedar Creek	943
Bastrop Middle School	Bastrop	864
Emile Elementary School	Bastrop	785
Bastrop Intermediate School	Bastrop	781
Elgin Middle School	Elgin	774
Bluebonnet Elementary School	Bastrop	755
Elgin Elementary School	Elgin	750
Mina Elementary School	Bastrop	747
Elgin Intermediate School	Elgin	690
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Elgin	670
Red Rock Elementary School	Red Rock	668
Lost Pines Elementary School	Bastrop	637
Smithville Elementary School	Smithville	635
Smithville High School	Smithville	570
Smithville Junior High School	Smithville	392
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	Bastrop	241
Brown Primary School	Smithville	191
McDade Elementary School	Mcdade	186
McDade High School	Mcdade	133
Genesis High School	Bastrop	129
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	Livingston	107