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Henderson County schools enroll 7,384 economically disadvantaged students in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

Henderson County schools enrolled 7,384 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,832 students enrolled in Henderson County schools, 68.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.6% increase over the previous school year.

Henderson County enrolled the 54th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 3 Years

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,0002021-222020-212019-2010,83210,8327,3847,38410,69010,6907,3437,34311,09611,0967,4377,437Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

Economically Disadvantaged Students in Henderson County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
Athens High School666885
Athens Middle School514652
Central Athens414538
South Athens Elementary School379442
Brownsboro High School378758
Southside Elementary School376469
Bel Air Elementary School370449
Eustace Primary School358480
Malakoff Elementary School336476
Chandler Elementary School296413
Brownsboro Elementary School272432
Lakeview Elementary School267380
Eustace Middle School266375
Eustace Intermediate School265363
Eustace High School251432
Brownsboro Junior High School238407
Malakoff Middle School211310
Brownsboro Intermediate School190314
Malakoff High School188378
Tool Elementary School178245
Chandler Intermediate School168261
Cross Roads Elementary School152254
Trinidad School127154
Murchison Elementary School122179
Lapoynor Elementary School117202
Lapoynor High School83179
Cross Roads Junior High School71117
Cross Roads High School67167
Lapoynor Junior High School57110
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)711

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