Panhandle Times

Hartley County schools enrolled 1,165 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,768 students enrolled in Hartley County schools, 65.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 14.2% increase over the previous school year.

Hartley County enrolled the 89th 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
Dalhart Elementary School	399	531
Dalhart Junior High School	253	383
Dalhart High School	250	459
Hartley School	151	232
Channing School	112	163