Central Texas News

There were 122 Multiracial students enrolled in Caldwell County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Caldwell County welcomed 7,803 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Multiracial comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Caldwell County, Lockhart Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 26 students.

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 name	% of multi-racial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lockhart High School	0.9	1,862
Lockhart Junior High School	1.9	1,385
Leonard Shanklin Elementary School	2.4	698
Bluebonnet Elementary School	1.3	555
Navarro Elementary School	2.6	529
Plum Creek Elementary School	1.4	518
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School	0.2	514
Clear Fork Elementary School	2.1	477
Luling High School	0.7	431
Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School	1.6	311
George W. Carver Early Education Center	1.7	240
Prairie Lea School	3.8	235
Lockhart Pride High School	4.2	48