Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | August 2023

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The Lake Travis Film Festival returns September 14-17 for four more days of movies, music & a whole lot more. It all begins with a glamorous red carpet Opening Night screening of “Halfway to Amarillo” at Cinemark Hill Country Galleria followed by a Q&A with the director. Then, the party moves to the scenic Star Hill Ranch, where we’ll have lms, documentaries & music videos from all over the world screening for the next three days in six dierent buildings. We’re hosting inspirational conversations with high-prole content creators and skills workshops for our lmmakers. This year, there’s a dedicated kids area with interactive events with prop master and TikTok star, Scott Reeder, as well as fun drop-in acting classes with TexARTS, so bring the whole family! (Kids are free with the purchase of a four-day pass.) Tickets are available at LTFF.net/tickets. Use code “SAVE20” to save an extra 20%!

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DISTRICT DATA

Data and information from local school districts

COMPILED BY ZARA FLORES

EANES ISD

Lake Travis ISD had the highest starting teacher salary of all three districts at just over $60,000 in the 2022-23 school year. The district has also seen steady growth in enrollment over the past several years. LAKE TRAVIS ISD

LEANDER ISD

Eanes ISD is the smallest school district in the Lake Travis-Westlake area with around 7,500 students enrolled in the upcoming school year. The school board approved a policy June 6 for the district to create its own police department.

Leander ISD is the largest of the three school districts in the area with just over 43,000 students projected for the upcoming school year. The district has more than double the number of students than EISD and LTISD combined.

SOURCES: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, EANES ISD, LAKE TRAVIS ISD, LEANDER ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT

STUDENT STATISTICS, 202223

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Economically disadvantaged students

English learners

Special education students

Percent change from 2020-21:

5.46%

3.02%

4.29%

11.04%

10.20% 19.89%

7.96% 18.6%

11.79% 14.08%

+6.41%

+7.9%

Statewide

62%

23.02%

12.74%

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24*

*PROJECTED

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LAKE TRAVIS  WESTLAKE EDITION • AUGUST 2023

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