North Coastal News

Refugio County schools enrolled 785 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,225 students enrolled in Refugio County schools, 64.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 9% decrease from the previous school year.

Refugio County enrolled the 65th 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	205	299
Refugio High School	145	216
Woodsboro Elementary School	133	206
Woodsboro High School	123	221
Refugio Junior High School	94	139
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School	43	78
Austwell-Tivoli High School	42	66