North Coastal News

Matagorda County schools enrolled 5,084 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,084 students enrolled in Matagorda County schools, 71.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.2% increase over the previous school year.

Matagorda County enrolled the 74th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Bay City High School	806	1,031
Tenie Holmes Elementary School	623	780
Bay City Junior High School	609	789
Roberts Elementary School	420	513
Cherry Elementary School	402	466
Palacios High School	260	383
Central Elementary School	247	349
Palacios Junior High School	211	293
East Side Intermediate School	190	275
Blessing Elementary School	184	284
Van Vleck High School	176	355
Van Vleck Elementary School	175	303
Tidehaven High School	160	274
Tidehaven Intermediate School	157	233
Markham Elementary School	155	254
Van Vleck Junior High School	143	243
Van Vleck Intermediate School	105	170
Matagorda School	61	89