Best School District In Texas Is Also Super Rich

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• Is Eanes ISD the best because they are in a rich area or, despite it?
• If your kid goes to school there, they have a great chance at going to college.
• The best school district in Texas is slipping in the national ratings.

If you are looking for the best school district in Texas and want to enroll your kids, get ready to move to Austin. According to niche.com the Eanes Independent School District is tops in Texas.

Eanes ISD has nine schools in total, comprised of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school you may have heard of  - Westlake High School.

You might have seen the Westlake High School Chaparral Band at the Rose Parade on New Year's Day.

Back in 2016, they were the 2nd best ISD in the nation. In recent rankings, they have now slipped to the number 4 spot.

You Would Have To Go To Illinois To Find A Better School District

It's still a great place to be, and the rest of the top 5 schools are all in Illinois. If you don't love shoveling your driveway 5 months out of the year, this Texas ISD might be your best bet.

Eanes ISD boasts a 15:1 student ratio, and spending per student is $26,715. That's more than double the national average of $12,239.

Niche used these statistics and reviews from real students to make their list. The only other Texas school in the top 10 is South Texas ISD in Mercedes, Texas near Brownsville.

The one thing that these schools both have in common is they have very low student diversity. South Texas ISD is 81% Hispanic, and Eanes ISD is 64% White.