Eldorado Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Schleicher County schools, welcoming 165 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54.5% of them were boys, and 45.5% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, representing 67.3% of the total enrollment in Eldorado Elementary School.
Among the three schools in Schleicher County, Eldorado High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 163 students, while Eldorado Middle School welcomed 123 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Eldorado Elementary School is a part of Schleicher ISD, which roughly covers schools within Schleicher County with its main office in Eldorado.
In the previous school year, Eldorado Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Schleicher County schools.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Elementary School | Eldorado | 165 |
| Eldorado High School | Eldorado | 163 |
| Eldorado Middle School | Eldorado | 123 |
