Panhandle Times

Donley County schools enrolled 317 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 580 students enrolled in Donley County schools, 54.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6% increase over the previous school year.

Donley County enrolled the 27th 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
Clarendon Elementary School	122	215
Hedley School	105	124
Clarendon Junior High School	48	98
Clarendon High School	42	143