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There were 13,217 Hispanic students enrolled in Bastrop County schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 13,217 Hispanic students enrolled in Bastrop County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bastrop County welcomed 19,096 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 69.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Bastrop County, Cedar Creek High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,538 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.

Ethnicities in Bastrop County in 2021-22 School Year

White [22.5%]Hispanic [69.2%]Ethnicities <5% [8.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Bastrop County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Cedar Creek High School81.41,889
Bastrop High School581,563
Elgin High School72.91,543
Cedar Creek Middle School84.31,039
Cedar Creek Elementary School93953
Cedar Creek Intermediate School84.5943
Bastrop Middle School61.7864
Emile Elementary School59785
Bastrop Intermediate School61.5781
Elgin Middle School76.5774
Bluebonnet Elementary School73.5755
Elgin Elementary School78.8750
Mina Elementary School39.6747
Elgin Intermediate School74.6690
Booker T. Washington Elementary School84.9670
Red Rock Elementary School80.2668
Lost Pines Elementary School83.2637
Smithville Elementary School35.1635
Smithville High School31.6570
Neidig Elementary School69.5528
Smithville Junior High School37.5392
Colorado River Collegiate Academy66.8241
Brown Primary School29.3191
McDade Elementary School50.5186
McDade High School59.4133
Genesis High School71.3129
Phoenix High School72.540

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