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Eastland County schools enrolled 1,666 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,690 students enrolled in Eastland County schools, 61.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.1% increase over the previous school year.

Eastland County enrolled the 110th lowest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Siebert Elementary School	314	490
Cisco Elementary School	286	410
Eastland Middle School	182	262
Eastland High School	134	332
Ranger Elementary School	124	155
Cisco High School	103	217
Cisco Junior High School	91	179
Maxfield Elementary School	85	121
Rising Star Elementary School	80	119
Ranger High School	79	109
Ranger Middle School	54	72
Gorman High School	52	80
Rising Star High School	38	72
Gorman Middle School	37	64
Cisco Learning Center	7	8