Panhandle Times

Hansford County schools enrolled 723 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,337 students enrolled in Hansford County schools, 54.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Hansford County enrolled the 64th lowest 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
Gus Birdwell Elementary School	246	372
Spearman High School	126	256
Spearman Junior High School	100	158
Pringle-Morse Schools	87	129
Gruver Elementary School	62	147
Gruver High School	51	159
Gruver Junior High School	51	116