Nortex Times

Montague County schools enrolled 1,609 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,989 students enrolled in Montague County schools, 53.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 12.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Montague County enrolled the 110th 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
Bowie High School	219	498
Bowie Intermediate School	217	362
Nocona Elementary School	216	366
Bowie Junior High School	191	362
Nocona Middle School	135	194
Nocona High School	132	244
Forestburg School	95	185
Gold Burg School	94	154
Saint Jo Elementary School	86	196
Prairie Valley High School	81	128
Montague Elementary School	72	151
Saint Jo High School	71	149