Forest Country News

Tyler County schools enrolled 2,384 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,563 students enrolled in Tyler County schools, 66.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.3% increase over the previous school year.

Tyler County enrolled the 111th 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
Woodville Elementary School	259	309
Warren Elementary School	253	421
Woodville High School	240	365
Woodville Middle School	232	304
Woodville Intermediate School	221	285
Colmesneil Elementary School	197	264
Warren High School	168	350
Warren Junior High School	165	279
Fred Elementary School	160	213
Spurger Elementary School	148	218
Colmesneil Junior High/High School	126	189
Spurger High School	95	153
Chester High School	77	136
Chester Elementary School	43	77