Public schools in Georgetown, TX

Georgetown has 36 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 14 high, 6 middle, 13 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 17,242 students. They are run by 8 districts and agencies; Georgetown ISD runs 21 of them.

The 8 districts and agencies that run Georgetown's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in GeorgetownDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Georgetown ISD2113,155$11,236
Leander ISD342,415$10,669
Liberty Hill ISD37,869$10,310
Round Rock ISD346,510$10,955
Orenda Education District Office21,878$8,759
Taylor ISD23,138$12,158
Goodwater Montessori School1410$10,285
University of Texas University Charter School1555$23,216

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

14 high schools in Georgetown, 4,464 students

The other 4 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
S T E P - J J a E P2not reportednot reportedRound Rock ISD
S T E P - C O R E2not reported55.6%Round Rock ISD
Step - JJAEP1not reportednot reportedLiberty Hill ISD
Step-Core1not reportednot reportedTaylor ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 middle schools in Georgetown, 3,092 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
George Wagner Middle83713.233.2%Georgetown ISD
Charles a Forbes Middle80315.239.4%Georgetown ISD
James Tippit Middle72813.338.0%Georgetown ISD
Douglas Benold Middle72014.018.1%Georgetown ISD
S T E P - J J a E P20.4not reportedGeorgetown ISD
S T E P Detention2not reportednot reportedTaylor ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

13 elementary schools in Georgetown, 7,976 students

The other 3 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Village Elementary48613.736.2%Georgetown ISD
Goodwater Montessori School32319.827.2%Goodwater Montessori School
Frost Elementary28910.746.0%Georgetown ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 other schools in Georgetown, 1,710 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Georgetown's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Georgetown school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 26% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 405 students (state 507).

Georgetown against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
GeorgetownTexas
Median students per teacher14.114.5
Median school size (students)405507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)26%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%52%
Charter schools11%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 36 Georgetown schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Georgetown

  1. Georgetown ISDRuns 21 of Georgetown's 36 public schools and spent $11,236 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,236
  2. East View High School, the largest high school in Georgetown2,206 students in 2024-25, 15.7 per teacher.2,206
  3. Compare Georgetown ISD with Leander ISDGeorgetown's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Georgetown addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Georgetown

  1. How many public schools are in Georgetown, TX?
    36 public schools with an address in Georgetown were open in 2024-25: 14 high, 6 middle, 13 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 17,242 students. 4 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Georgetown?
    East View High School, with 2,206 students in 2024-25 (Georgetown ISD).
  3. Which districts run Georgetown's schools?
    Georgetown ISD (21 schools), Leander ISD (3 schools), Liberty Hill ISD (3 schools), Round Rock ISD (3 schools), and 4 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25