North Coastal News

Bee County schools enrolled 4,015 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 5,074 students enrolled in Bee County schools, 79.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.8% increase over the previous school year.

Bee County enrolled the 80th 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
A. C. Jones High School	814	970
Moreno Junior High School	618	784
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School	492	529
Pawnee Elementary / Junior High School	438	498
R. A. Hall Elementary School	377	434
St. Mary's Academy Charter School	335	401
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School	252	368
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	218	293
Pettus Secondary	126	197
Pettus Elementary School	125	182
Skidmore-Tynan High School	118	239
Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School	102	179