West DFW News

Parker County schools enrolled 9,099 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 26,403 students enrolled in Parker County schools, 34.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.1% increase over the previous school year.

Parker County enrolled the 48th 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
Weatherford High School	1,005	2,525
Springtown High School	479	1,182
Hall Middle School	456	973
Ikard Elementary School	453	620
Seguin Elementary School	410	599
Tison Middle School	408	879
Springtown Elementary School	403	674
Curtis Elementary School	326	644
Wright Elementary School	324	575
Cross Timbers Elementary School	319	543
Springtown Middle School	316	628
Springtown Intermediate School	305	619
Goshen Creek Elementary School	274	645
Millsap Elementary School	272	531
Springtown Reno Elementary School	237	372
Peaster Elementary School	229	862
Aledo High School	223	1,622
Crockett Elementary School	213	440
Silver Creek Elementary School	213	509
Poolville Elementary School	199	380
Austin Elementary School	188	503
Garner ISD	176	323
Annetta Elementary School	157	784
Millsap High School	138	332
Peaster Junior High School	129	382
Martin Elementary School	128	497
Peaster High School	117	506
Coder Elementary School	112	562
Millsap Middle School	109	236
Aledo Middle School	108	944
Don R. Daniel Ninth Grade Campus	104	605
Poolville Junior High School	95	172
McCall Elementary School	87	570
Vandagriff Elementary School	84	664
Walsh Elementary School	74	532
Crosstimbers Academy	64	151
Poolville High School	59	170
Brock Elementary School	38	553
Brock Intermediate School	31	488
Stuard Elementary School	24	563
Brock Junior High School	7	450
Brock High School	6	594