Schools, health, disaster risk, bridges and federal grants for Bastrop County, from national public records — each with its source. The same page for every U.S. county is at countycommons.us/us.
How Bastrop County compares — against the other counties in Texas
114,931 — people: 42nd highest of 254 Texas counties.
$11,558 — spending per student in its school districts: 216th highest of 253 Texas counties.
76.7 years — life expectancy: 38th highest of 236 Texas counties.
20.8% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 94th highest of 254 Texas counties.
16.2% — child poverty: 198th highest of 254 Texas counties.
86.1% — households with broadband internet: 98th highest of 254 Texas counties.
$77,345 — median household income: 36th highest of 254 Texas counties.
0.4% — share of bridges rated poor: 150th highest of 243 Texas counties.
$50 — federal grant dollars per resident: 210th highest of 253 Texas counties.
$42.5 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 43rd highest of 254 Texas counties.
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023
4 school districts have their office in Bastrop County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
BASTROP IND SCH DIST 90112,506 students
Spent $238.1 million — $145.8 million to run schools, about $11,662 per student, plus $78.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $105.3 million local (mostly property tax), $52.8 million state, $25.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $294.5 million.
ELGIN IND SCH DIST 9025,404 students
Spent $105.6 million — $59.9 million to run schools, about $11,080 per student, plus $35.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $48.5 million local (mostly property tax), $31.6 million state, $12.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $198.3 million.
SMITHVILLE IND SCH DIST 9041,885 students
Spent $24.1 million — $21.6 million to run schools, about $11,446 per student, plus $717,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.2 million local (mostly property tax), $5.2 million state, $2.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $35.8 million.
MC DADE RURAL IND SCH DIST 905356 students
Spent $6 million — $5.6 million to run schools, about $15,784 per student, plus $290,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.7 million local (mostly property tax), $3.3 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $500,000.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Bastrop County about $42.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
The costliest hazards here
River and inland flooding$26.7 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Tornado$7.4 million a year · Relatively High
Cold wave$2.5 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Heat wave$1.8 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Hail$1.1 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025
283 bridges in Bastrop County: 190 in good condition, 92 fair, and 1 poor (0.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now
Federal grants paid for $4.9 million of work in Bastrop County in fiscal 2025, about $50 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.