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Dripping Springs Independent School District, Texas

Dripping Springs Independent School District is a unified school district in Hays County and Travis County, Texas, for grades Pre-K to 12. About 46,100 people live in it (2020–2024 estimate). It covers 196 sq mi (509 km²) of land.

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Population, 2020–2024 estimate
46,100 ± 2,338
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Type
Unified school district
Counties
Hays County95% of the district’s landTravis County5% of the district’s land
Land area
196 sq mi (509 km²)
Median household income
$169,874 ± $15,997
Median home value
$735,500 ± $23,271
Water area
0.37 sq mi (0.97 km²)
State
Texas
Census code (GEOID)
4800008
Coordinates (central point)
30.206487, -98.101090
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These coordinates mark a central point for the district, not a school or an address. Population, income and home value: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 20, 2026.

Towns, townships and communities in Dripping Springs Independent School District, largest first

  1. Dripping Springs (city)7,405 people
  2. Belterra (CDP)6,978 people
  3. Bear Creek (village)515 people
  4. Driftwood (CDP)28 people

A town, township, city or borough is listed when at least half its land is in the district; a community, when its central point is. Near a district line, an address can belong to the district next door.

Bordering unified school districts, nearest first

  1. Lake Travis Independent School District10 mi northeast
  2. Wimberley Independent School District12 mi south
  3. Hays Consolidated Independent School District17 mi southeast
  4. Johnson City Independent School District19 mi northwest
  5. Blanco Independent School District24 mi southwest
  6. Austin Independent School District25 mi northeast

These share a boundary with Dripping Springs Independent School District. Distances are straight lines between central points.

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