North Austin News

There were 15,214 white students enrolled in Hays County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hays County welcomed 40,644 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 37.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in Hays County, Dripping Springs High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,633 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
Moe and Gene Johnson High School	33.2	2,456
San Marcos High School	20.9	2,455
Dripping Springs High School	69.9	2,335
Lehman High School	13	2,024
Jack C. Hays High School	33.2	1,940
Dr. T. C. McCormick Junior Middle School	14.2	1,013
Miller Middle School	26.5	977
Eric Dahlstrom Middle School	57.2	955
Sycamore Springs Middle School	73.3	921
Laura B. Negley Elementary School	46.9	915
Dripping Springs Middle School	71	892
Dripping Springs Elementary School	64.3	889
Goodnight Middle School	12.3	871
Rooster Springs Elementary School	71.7	838
Tom Green Elementary School	20.9	833
Wimberley High School	69.8	829
Laura B. Wallace Middle School	21.7	791
Walnut Springs Elementary School	75.4	789
Camino Real Elementary School	4.9	775
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School	26.4	774
Elm Grove Elementary School	62.5	760
R. C. Barton Middle School	37.7	758
Uhland Elementary School	2.2	730
D. J. Red Simon Middle School	7.9	719
Blanco Vista Elementary School	23.8	713
Sycamore Springs Elementary School	73.9	694
Buda Elementary School	31.7	679
Armando Chapa Middle School	17.7	671
Susie Fuentes Elementary School	25.8	655
Tobias Elementary School	28.8	650
Cypress Springs Elementary School	72.5	643
Blue Hole Primary School	68	634
Carpenter Hill Elementary School	58.5	621
Danforth Junior High School	68.6	615
Science Hall Elementary School	10.3	610
Kyle Elementary School	32.4	580
Dezavala Elementary School	11.9	571
Hernandez Elementary School	28.7	550
Crockett Elementary School	39.9	536
Jacob's Well Elementary School	69.5	535
Travis Elementary School	18.5	523
Mendez Elementary School	10	462
Bowie Elementary School	14.9	449
Hemphill Elementary School	11	437
Bonham Pre-K School	9.6	405
Rodriguez Elementary School	18.8	372
Live Oak Academy	24.1	261
Ki Charter Academy	52.8	161
Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	60.6	99
Alter Impact Center	16.5	85
Katherine Anne Porter School	70.3	74
Texas Preparatory School	29.2	72
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus	4.2	48