Nortex Times

Wilbarger County schools enrolled 1,422 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,173 students enrolled in Wilbarger County schools, 65.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Wilbarger County enrolled the 100th 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
Shive Elementary School	400	525
Vernon High School	318	532
T. G. McCord Elementary School	281	337
Vernon Middle School	269	371
Northside School	83	243
Harrold School	57	138
Vernon ISD Opportunity Center	9	12
North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon	5	15