How many Pacific Islander students were enrolled in Bastrop County schools in 2022-23 school year?

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

By Central Texas News

Jan 27, 2025

There were 17 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Bastrop County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bastrop County welcomed 17,933 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Bastrop County, Elgin Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Bastrop County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Bastrop County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Cedar Creek High School	0.1	2,002
Bastrop High School	0.1	1,621
Cedar Creek Elementary School	0	1,077
Cedar Creek Middle School	0	1,040
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	0	932
Bastrop Middle School	0	929
Elgin Elementary School	0.1	847
Emile Elementary School	0	803
Mina Elementary School	0.1	785
Bastrop Intermediate School	0.1	781
Elgin Middle School	0.4	780
Bluebonnet Elementary School	0.1	761
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	0.1	750
Elgin Intermediate School	0.1	706
Smithville Elementary School	0	702
Red Rock Elementary School	0	698
Lost Pines Elementary School	0.1	696
Smithville High School	0	575
Smithville Junior High School	0.2	412
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	0	236
McDade Elementary School	0.5	201
Brown Primary School	0	196
McDade High School	0.6	155
Genesis High School	0	145
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	0	103