Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Of the 2,656 students enrolled in Jackson County schools, 51% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 19.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Jackson County enrolled the 98th lowest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
---|---|---|
Edna High School | 263 | 431 |
Edna Junior High School | 201 | 334 |
Ganado Elementary School | 184 | 347 |
Industrial Elementary East | 133 | 269 |
Edna Elementary School | 125 | 222 |
Industrial High School | 122 | 386 |
Ganado High School | 103 | 200 |
Industrial Junior High School | 98 | 262 |
Ganado Junior High School | 90 | 164 |
Edna Alternative | 35 | 41 |