Central Texas News

Hays County schools enrolled 20,082 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 43,246 students enrolled in Hays County schools, 46.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.6% increase over the previous school year.

Hays County enrolled the 26th highest 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
San Marcos High School	1,930	2,536
Lehman High School	1,257	2,120
Moe and Gene Johnson High School	892	2,692
Goodnight Middle School	738	866
Jack C. Hays High School	731	2,062
Miller Middle School	730	986
Uhland Elementary School	680	786
Dr. T. C. McCormick Junior Middle School	620	1,047
Camino Real Elementary School	596	782
D. J. Red Simon Middle School	573	733
Dezavala Elementary School	499	575
Idea Kyle Academy	482	684
Travis Elementary School	478	535
Mendez Elementary School	448	496
Science Hall Elementary School	447	591
Armando Chapa Middle School	435	668
Laura B. Wallace Middle School	421	789
Blanco Vista Elementary School	421	731
Hemphill Elementary School	410	577
Rodriguez Elementary School	402	498
Susie Fuentes Elementary School	389	650
Bonham Pre-K School	385	426
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School	384	761
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	368	539
Tobias Elementary School	357	683
Bowie Elementary School	357	479
Crockett Elementary School	355	525
Tom Green Elementary School	354	559
Hernandez Elementary School	340	525
Kyle Elementary School	300	597
Laura B. Negley Elementary School	293	1,007
R. C. Barton Middle School	271	816
Blue Hole Primary School	255	699
Buda Elementary School	242	604
Wimberley High School	218	822
Danforth Junior High School	208	648
Dripping Springs High School	203	2,433
Ki Charter Academy	189	189
Jacob's Well Elementary School	178	531
Doral Academy of Texas	158	370
Dripping Springs Middle School	152	882
Dripping Springs Elementary School	150	1,006
Eric Dahlstrom Middle School	139	902
Walnut Springs Elementary School	117	887
Carpenter Hill Elementary School	113	616
Elm Grove Elementary School	92	706
Live Oak Academy	63	200
Alter Impact Center	46	83
Sycamore Springs Middle School	42	1,019
Rooster Springs Elementary School	38	827
Sycamore Springs Elementary School	27	710
Katherine Anne Porter School	26	86
Pathfinder Camp	24	24
Cypress Springs Elementary School	23	611
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Hays County	21	21
Texas Preparatory School	15	31
Olympia Hills	0	18