Panhandle Times

Collingsworth County schools enrolled 307 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 543 students enrolled in Collingsworth County schools, 56.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 13.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Collingsworth County enrolled the 26th 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
Wellington Elementary School	146	255
Wellington Junior High School	90	136
Wellington High School	71	152