Forest Country News

Angelina County schools enrolled 11,481 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 16,274 students enrolled in Angelina County schools, 70.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Angelina County enrolled the 41st 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
Lufkin High School	1,756	2,163
Lufkin Middle School	1,390	1,596
Slack Elementary School	429	503
W. F. Peavy Primary School	375	680
Central Elementary School	372	631
Hudson High School	346	815
W. H. Bonner Elementary School	345	652
Hudson Middle School	335	646
Diboll High School	334	521
Burley Primary School	330	372
Huntington Elementary School	321	510
Sarah Strinden Elementary School	311	503
Dunbar Primary School	307	405
Brandon Elementary School	266	379
H. G. Temple Intermediate School	266	354
Trout Primary School	260	274
Brookhollow Elementary School	260	272
Garrett Primary School	257	261
Diboll Junior High School	256	384
H. G. Temple Elementary School	251	325
Central Junior High School	248	437
Huntington High School	242	479
Herty Primary School	241	254
Huntington Middle School	235	376
Kurth Primary School	228	272
Anderson Elementary School	215	232
Central High School	193	379
Coston Elementary School	189	198
Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School	141	231
Huntington Intermediate School	139	240
Hackney Primary School	130	130
Pineywoods Community Academy High School	123	258
Diboll Primary School	120	153
Zavalla Elementary School	118	154
Zavalla High School	88	147
Stubblefield Learning Center	26	32
Juvenile Detention Center	9	9
Pride Alter School	8	10
Stubblefield Learning Center	7	12
Stubblefield Learning Center	6	8
Stubblefield Learning Center	4	9
Special Services	4	8