North Coastal News

Refugio County schools enrolled 863 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,258 students enrolled in Refugio County schools, 68.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 10.1% increase over the previous school year.

Refugio County enrolled the 73rd 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
Refugio Elementary School	245	305
Woodsboro Elementary School	160	248
Refugio High School	144	219
Refugio Junior High School	121	165
Woodsboro High School	109	190
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School	48	72
Austwell-Tivoli High School	36	59