East Houston News

Chambers County schools enrolled 4,014 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,500 students enrolled in Chambers County schools, 38.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 16.6% increase over the previous school year.

Chambers County enrolled the 81st 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.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Barbers Hill High School	435	1,920
Clark Elementary School	432	748
Anahuac Elementary School	373	658
Early Childhood Center	319	1,008
Barbers Hill Elementary South	310	1,081
East Chambers Primary School	281	408
East Chambers High School	275	454
Barbers Hill Elementary North	235	975
Anahuac High School	234	413
Barbers Hill Middle South	225	844
East Chambers Junior High School	221	338
East Chambers Elementary School	218	342
Anahuac Middle School	184	326
Barbers Hill Middle North	174	732
Barbers Hill Prekindergarten Center	88	231
Alternative School	10	22