Pool Branch School — Burnet County

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Pool Branch School — Burnet County

Historic School TX • Burnet County County
Description
Rural school district at Pool Branch in Burnet County; part of the pre-consolidation common-school network.
Historical Notes
Pool Branch is listed in Burnet County histories alongside Hairston Creek, Hoover's Valley, and Oatmeal as an early school community. By 1940 only 10 percent of Burnet County residents over twenty-five were high school graduates; consolidation and dam-building employment later raised education levels.
Status / Verification historical_site — Verified

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