Comal County schools enrolled 4,321 students identified as being gifted and talented during the 2023-24 school year, a 7.3% increase from the previous school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
This translates to roughly 11% of the 39,306 students enrolled in the county schools that year.
Comal County enrolled the 21st highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.
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 | Number of gifted and talented students | Total Number of students |
|---|---|---|
| Arlon R. Seay Elementary School | 56 | 615 |
| Azleway – Big Sandy | 0 | 23 |
| Azleway – Willow Bend | 0 | 96 |
| Bill Brown Elementary School | 135 | 774 |
| Canyon High School | 196 | 2,400 |
| Canyon Lake High School | 80 | 1,012 |
| Canyon Middle School | 118 | 1,201 |
| Carl Schurz Elementary School | 18 | 317 |
| Church Hill Middle School | 155 | 753 |
| Clear Spring Elementary School | 60 | 674 |
| Comal Discipline Center | 1 | 64 |
| County Line Elementary School | 28 | 370 |
| Danville Middle School | 138 | 920 |
| Davenport High School | 125 | 1,281 |
| Freiheit Elementary School | 45 | 659 |
| Garden Ridge Elementary School | 54 | 486 |
| Goodwin Frazier Elementary School | 46 | 643 |
| Hill Country College Prep High School | 45 | 174 |
| Hoffmann Lane Elementary School | 113 | 717 |
| Indian Springs Elementary School | 94 | 697 |
| Johnson Ranch Elementary School | 118 | 1,004 |
| Kinder Ranch Elementary School | 58 | 608 |
| Klein Road Elementary School | 37 | 757 |
| Lamar Elementary School | 22 | 364 |
| Lone Star Early Childhood Center | 0 | 266 |
| Memorial Early College High School with St. Philip’s | 66 | 307 |
| Memorial Elementary School | 29 | 317 |
| Mh Specht Elementary School | 62 | 775 |
| Morningside Elementary School | 42 | 646 |
| New Braunfels High School | 206 | 1,967 |
| New Braunfels High School Ninth Grade Center | 85 | 765 |
| New Braunfels Middle School | 115 | 1,262 |
| Oak Creek Elementary School | 64 | 815 |
| Oakrun Middle School | 132 | 960 |
| Pegasus School | 0 | 129 |
| Pieper High School | 235 | 1,957 |
| Rahe Bulverde Elementary School | 78 | 586 |
| Rebecca Creek Elementary School | 43 | 598 |
| Seele Elementary School | 28 | 284 |
| Smithson Valley High School | 299 | 2,057 |
| Smithson Valley Middle School | 202 | 984 |
| Spring Branch Middle School | 114 | 616 |
| Startzville Elementary School | 26 | 462 |
| The NBISD Learning Center | 3 | 89 |
| Timberwood Park Elementary School | 105 | 737 |
| Trinity Charter School | 0 | 30 |
| Veramendi Elementary School | 63 | 943 |
| Voss Farms Elementary School | 35 | 788 |
| Walnut Springs Elementary School | 15 | 330 |
