Panhandle Times

Hays County schools enrolled 18,030 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 40,665 students enrolled in Hays County schools, 44.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 8.6% increase over the previous school year.

Hays County enrolled the 29th highest 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
San Marcos High School	1,814	2,455
Lehman High School	1,127	2,024
Moe and Gene Johnson High School	765	2,456
Goodnight Middle School	731	871
Miller Middle School	721	977
Jack C. Hays High School	668	1,940
Camino Real Elementary School	665	775
Uhland Elementary School	646	730
D. J. Red Simon Middle School	563	719
Dr. T. C. McCormick Junior Middle School	542	1,013
Dezavala Elementary School	498	571
Science Hall Elementary School	458	610
Travis Elementary School	458	523
Armando Chapa Middle School	430	671
Mendez Elementary School	410	462
Laura B. Wallace Middle School	392	791
Susie Fuentes Elementary School	378	655
Bonham Pre-K School	374	405
Blanco Vista Elementary School	374	713
Hernandez Elementary School	371	550
Crockett Elementary School	361	536
Tom Green Elementary School	346	833
Hemphill Elementary School	335	437
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School	331	774
Bowie Elementary School	325	449
Rodriguez Elementary School	292	372
Tobias Elementary School	286	650
Kyle Elementary School	285	580
Laura B. Negley Elementary School	264	915
Buda Elementary School	243	679
Blue Hole Primary School	237	634
R. C. Barton Middle School	235	758
Wimberley High School	208	829
Danforth Junior High School	191	615
Dripping Springs High School	191	2,335
Jacob's Well Elementary School	170	535
Ki Charter Academy	161	161
Live Oak Academy	138	261
Dripping Springs Elementary School	137	889
Eric Dahlstrom Middle School	125	955
Dripping Springs Middle School	124	892
Walnut Springs Elementary School	110	789
Carpenter Hill Elementary School	101	621
Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill	98	99
Elm Grove Elementary School	96	760
Alter Impact Center	58	85
Texas Preparatory School	40	72
Sycamore Springs Middle School	36	921
Rooster Springs Elementary School	35	838
Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus	29	48
Ki Charter - Desoto	20	21
Cypress Springs Elementary School	19	643
Sycamore Springs Elementary School	15	694
Katherine Anne Porter School	3	74