Panhandle Times

Briscoe County schools enrolled 190 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 380 students enrolled in Briscoe County schools, 50% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Briscoe County enrolled the 18th 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
Valley School	104	193
Silverton School	86	187