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How many students in Liberty County schools were considered economically disadvantaged in 2022-23 school year?

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Liberty County schools enrolled 19,017 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 23,645 students enrolled in Liberty County schools, 80.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 10.2% increase over the previous school year.

Liberty County enrolled the 29th 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.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years

04,0008,00012,00016,00020,0002022-232021-222020-212019-2023,64523,64519,01719,01722,53722,53717,26017,26020,28320,28315,62415,62419,48619,48614,18814,188Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

Economically Disadvantaged Students in Liberty County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
Cleveland High School3,0353,310
Cleveland Middle School1,6541,696
Northside Elementary School1,1171,235
Dayton High School1,0841,633
Wilson Junior High School1,0301,396
Santa Fe Middle School905915
Santa Fe Elementary School892919
Eastside Elementary School870948
Southside Elementary School859905
Cottonwood Elementary School802827
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School695845
Pine Burr Elementary School671691
Austin Elementary School576759
Richter Elementary School542875
Liberty Elementary School471684
Tarkington Intermediate School468773
Liberty High School455707
Hardin Elementary School406607
Liberty Middle School381557
San Jacinto Elementary School320450
Tarkington High School246513
Tarkington Middle School238414
Hardin High School224394
Colbert Elementary School218264
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School213267
Hardin Junior High School188316
Tarkington Primary School128193
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program6668
Hull-Daisetta High School63105
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy5253
Devers Elementary School46141
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School4259
Premier High School of Dayton3159
Devers Junior High School2563
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center44

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