Panhandle Times

Moore County schools enrolled 3,220 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 4,867 students enrolled in Moore County schools, 66.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.7% increase over the previous school year.

Moore County enrolled the 98th 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
Dumas High School	641	1,140
Dumas Intermediate School	428	595
Dumas Junior High School	411	648
Cactus Elementary School	373	403
Morningside Elementary School	290	431
Sunset Elementary School	290	336
Green Acres Elementary School	269	339
Sunray Elementary School	192	335
Hillcrest Elementary School	124	271
Sunray Middle School	93	160
Sunray High School	86	180
North Plains Opportunity Center	23	29