Nortex Times

Clay County schools enrolled 926 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,765 students enrolled in Clay County schools, 52.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 38.6% increase over the previous school year.

Clay County enrolled the 75th 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
Henrietta Elementary School	257	481
Petrolia Elementary School	179	267
Petrolia Junior High/High School	123	206
Henrietta Middle School	108	226
Henrietta High School	103	287
Bellevue School	84	167
Midway School	72	131