Panhandle Times

Gray County schools enrolled 2,243 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,870 students enrolled in Gray County schools, 58% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Gray County enrolled the 116th 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
Pampa High School	480	1,029
Pampa Junior High School	450	785
Lamar Elementary School	372	446
Wilson Elementary School	337	400
Travis Elementary School	208	350
Austin Elementary School	196	450
McLean School	109	187
Lefors School	86	177
Grandview-Hopkins Elementary School	5	46