West DFW News

Hunt County schools enrolled 11,354 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 19,080 students enrolled in Hunt County schools, 59.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3% increase over the previous school year.

Hunt County enrolled the 43rd 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
Greenville High School	972	1,480
Royse City High School	937	2,526
D. C. Cannon Elementary School	622	765
Travis Elementary School	556	655
Greenville Middle School	550	727
Wh Ford High School	531	786
A. E. Butler Intermediate School	488	605
Carver Elementary School	488	524
C. B. Thompson Middle School	481	628
Bowie Elementary School	433	609
L. P. Waters Early Childhood Center	357	406
Lamar Elementary School	326	554
Commerce High School	317	465
Commerce Elementary School	310	400
Commerce Middle School	259	331
Bland Elementary School	252	374
Albert C. Williams Elementary School	249	321
Lone Oak Elementary School	222	489
Wolfe City Elementary School	216	347
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School	196	568
Caddo Mills High School	192	681
Crockett Elementary School	191	227
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Greenville	186	658
Frances and Jeannette Lee Elementary School	167	571
Celeste Elementary School	166	254
Lone Oak High School	145	340
Lone Oak Middle School	123	254
Wolfe City High School	118	221
Boles Elementary School	118	187
Caddo Mills Middle School	117	416
Bland High School	116	217
Boles Middle School	112	175
Campbell Elementary School	111	146
Katherine G. Johnson STEM Academy	106	128
Bland Middle School	105	182
Boles High School	97	185
Celeste High School	89	163
Campbell High School	87	149
Wolfe City Middle School	85	152
New Horizons Learning Center	79	91
Celeste Junior High School	63	102
Greenville Alternative Educational Program	19	21