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Stephens County schools enroll 922 economically disadvantaged students in 2021-22 school year

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

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

Stephens County schools enrolled 922 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,417 students enrolled in Stephens County schools, 65.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.3% increase over the previous school year.

Stephens County enrolled the 76th lowest 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

02004006008001,0001,2001,4002021-222020-212019-201,4171,4179229221,4021,4028848841,2691,269772772Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

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

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
East Elementary School315414
Breckenridge High School225417
Breckenridge Junior High School191313
South Elementary School191273

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