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Eastland County schools enrolled 1,655 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,645 students enrolled in Eastland County schools, 62.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Eastland County enrolled the 112th 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.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Siebert Elementary School	321	491
Cisco Elementary School	250	415
Eastland High School	176	309
Eastland Middle School	151	257
Ranger Elementary School	121	157
Cisco High School	110	234
Maxfield Elementary School	81	105
Cisco Junior High School	78	161
Ranger High School	75	97
Rising Star Elementary School	64	94
Rising Star High School	59	89
Gorman High School	57	82
Ranger Middle School	54	69
Gorman Middle School	45	66
Cisco Learning Center	13	19