Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Lampasas County welcomed 3,740 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 31.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Lampasas County, Lampasas High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 254 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.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lampasas High School | 25.3 | 1,005 |
| Lampasas Middle School | 29.1 | 802 |
| Hanna Springs Elementary School | 36.2 | 691 |
| Taylor Creek Elementary School | 28.1 | 508 |
| Kline Whitis Elementary School | 29 | 417 |
| Lometa School | 54.6 | 293 |
| Leon Valley | 41.7 | 24 |
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