Forest Country News

Houston County schools enrolled 2,282 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,240 students enrolled in Houston County schools, 70.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Houston County enrolled the 114th 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
Crockett Elementary School	369	399
Crockett High School	308	361
Crockett Junior High School	260	291
Grapeland Elementary School	196	310
Latexo Elementary School	178	298
Kennard ISD	172	258
Lovelady Elementary School	151	285
Early Childhood Center	136	152
Lovelady Junior High High School	112	253
Quest Collegiate Academy - Crockett	107	129
Grapeland High School	104	168
Latexo High School	102	199
Grapeland Junior High School	87	137