Nortex Times

Baylor County schools enrolled 374 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 620 students enrolled in Baylor County schools, 60.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.1% increase over the previous school year.

Baylor County enrolled the 35th lowest 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
Seymour Elementary School	184	272
Seymour Middle School	112	184
Seymour High School	78	164