Panhandle Times

Hall County schools enrolled 355 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 432 students enrolled in Hall County schools, 82.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Hall County enrolled the 31st 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
Austin Elementary School	105	127
Memphis High School	98	141
Memphis Middle School	80	89
Travis Elementary School	72	75