Central Texas News

Caldwell County schools enrolled 6,357 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,436 students enrolled in Caldwell County schools, 75.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.5% 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	1,358	1,968
Lockhart Junior High School	1,066	1,433
Leonard Shanklin Elementary School	556	699
Navarro Elementary School	416	580
Plum Creek Elementary School	415	503
Bluebonnet Elementary School	407	550
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School	384	523
Clear Fork Elementary School	328	517
Luling High School	298	407
George W. Carver Early Education Center	285	308
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School	266	310
The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart	189	189
Prairie Lea School	183	229
Pegasus School	159	159
Lockhart Pride High School	47	61