North Coastal News

Goliad County schools enrolled 713 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,315 students enrolled in Goliad County schools, 54.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 11.4% increase over the previous school year.

Goliad County enrolled the 63rd 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
Goliad Elementary School	356	622
Goliad High School	187	379
Goliad Middle School	166	309
Goliad DAEP	4	5