Editing Bolivar Peninsula, Texas (section)

==Education==
[[File:CrenshawSchoolK8Texas.JPG|thumb|Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School, K-8]]
Bolivar Peninsula residents are divided between the [[Galveston Independent School District]] and the [[High Island Independent School District]].<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48167_galveston/DC10SD_C48167_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Galveston County, TX]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 4, 2015.</ref>

The western portion of the Bolivar Peninsula, including the unincorporated communities of [[Port Bolivar, Texas|Port Bolivar]]<ref name=oldbolivar>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010422180134/http://www.gisd.org/district_schools/main.htm schools]." [[Galveston Independent School District]]. April 22, 2001. Retrieved on January 5, 2015. "Bolivar School Madison Avenue Pt. Bolivar, TX "</ref> and [[Crystal Beach, Texas|Crystal Beach]],<ref name=Thompson>Thompson, Carter. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20030402160146/http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?WCD=8208 Board sets aside money for work on new school]" (). ''[[The Galveston County Daily News]]''. February 27, 2003. Retrieved on January 5, 2015. "The existing school — made up of two campuses about a half-mile apart — have been a sore spot for many residents who felt the district was shortchanging the peninsula. The peninsula generates about $3 million revenue from local property taxes and state contributions to the district. Some residents responded through the years by sending their kids to the neighboring High Island Independent School District."</ref> are within the Galveston Independent School District. That portion is served by the Pre-K-8 Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School, located on the peninsula, and [[Ball High School]] (9-12), located on the island of [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010425085502/http://www.gisd.org/attendance_overview/main.htm attendance zones]" (). [[Galveston Independent School District]]. January 5, 2015. "GISD students residing on the Bolivar Peninsula attend Bolivar School for grades K-8 and Ball High School for grades 9-12."</ref> The current Crenshaw building, in Crystal Beach,<ref name=Thompson/> opened in 2005.<ref>"[http://www.gisd.org/crenshaw/lib/crenshaw/Crenshaw_School.pdf?1641Nav= &NodeID=80 Crenshaw School Profile]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Galveston Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on November 30, 2008.</ref> Prior to the opening of the current campus, the previous facility consisted of two separate buildings,<ref name=Thompson/> in [[Port Bolivar, Texas|Port Bolivar]].<ref name=oldbolivar/> {{As of|2020}} there are no particular attendance boundaries in GISD so parents may apply to any school they wish, but only Bolivar Peninsula residents may have school bus service to Crenshaw K-8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gisd.org/schoolsofchoice|title=Schools of Choice|publisher=[[Galveston Independent School District]]|accessdate=2021-04-22|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422080414/https://www.gisd.org/schoolsofchoice|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The eastern portion of the peninsula, including the unincorporated communities of [[Caplen, Texas|Caplen]], [[Gilchrist, Texas|Gilchrist]], and [[High Island, Texas|High Island]], is served by the [[High Island Independent School District]].

As of 2003 some residents of the GISD portion sent their children to HIISD, and some residents of the GISD portion expressed a belief that the district was not giving fair treatment to their area schools despite the tax money they pay.<ref name=Thompson/>

Both GISD and HIISD (and therefore the entire peninsula) are assigned to [[Galveston College]] in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]].<ref>Texas Education Code, Section 130.179, "[http://law.onecle.com/texas/education/130.179.00.html Galveston College District Service Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211025734/http://law.onecle.com/texas/education/130.179.00.html |date=2009-02-11 }}".</ref>