Forest Country News

Polk County schools enrolled 4,765 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,133 students enrolled in Polk County schools, 66.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.3% increase over the previous school year.

Polk County enrolled the 76th 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
Livingston High School	580	1,128
Livingston Junior High School	557	893
Onalaska Elementary School	502	712
Creekside Elementary School	394	515
Timber Creek Elementary School	389	522
Pine Ridge Primary School	381	475
Cedar Grove Elementary School	345	513
Big Sandy School	320	512
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School	306	527
Corrigan-Camden Elementary School	295	401
Corrigan-Camden High School	145	240
Corrigan-Camden Junior High School	134	195
Goodrich Elementary School	119	140
Leggett Elementary School	116	143
Leggett High School	69	80
Goodrich High School	64	74
Goodrich Middle School	38	48
Livingston High School Academy	11	15