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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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