East Central Texas News

Freestone County schools enrolled 2,195 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,567 students enrolled in Freestone County schools, 61.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Freestone County enrolled the 119th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Teague Elementary School	321	468
Fairfield Elementary School	279	391
Fairfield High School	255	489
Fairfield Intermediate School	249	373
Fairfield Junior High School	242	409
Teague High School	219	394
Teague Junior High School	209	334
Wortham Elementary School	154	255
Wortham High School	88	175
Dew Elementary School	87	137
Wortham Middle School	76	122
Teague Lion Academy	16	20