North Austin News

There were 4,305 white students enrolled in Bastrop County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% less 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, white comprised 22.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Bastrop County, Bastrop High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 502 students.

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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Cedar Creek High School	14	1,889
Bastrop High School	32.1	1,563
Elgin High School	14.5	1,543
Cedar Creek Middle School	11.7	1,039
Cedar Creek Elementary School	5.2	953
Cedar Creek Intermediate School	12.2	943
Bastrop Middle School	30.1	864
Emile Elementary School	31.1	785
Bastrop Intermediate School	29.1	781
Elgin Middle School	11.2	774
Bluebonnet Elementary School	21.1	755
Elgin Elementary School	10.9	750
Mina Elementary School	45	747
Elgin Intermediate School	13.5	690
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	9.3	670
Red Rock Elementary School	17.1	668
Lost Pines Elementary School	13.3	637
Smithville Elementary School	53.9	635
Smithville High School	56.7	570
Neidig Elementary School	14.2	528
Smithville Junior High School	51	392
Colorado River Collegiate Academy	26.6	241
Brown Primary School	56.5	191
McDade Elementary School	46.2	186
McDade High School	37.6	133
Genesis High School	20.2	129
Phoenix High School	12.5	40