Nortex Times

Cottle County schools enrolled 116 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 161 students enrolled in Cottle County schools, 72% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Cottle County enrolled the 13th 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
Paducah School	116	161