Nortex Times

Archer County schools enrolled 722 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,157 students enrolled in Archer County schools, 33.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 11.8% increase over the previous school year.

Archer County enrolled the 62nd lowest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Archer City Elementary School	155	287
Holliday Elementary School	125	512
Windthorst Elementary School	110	262
Archer City High School	98	206
Holliday High School	73	352
Windthorst High School	63	141
Holliday Middle School	57	273
Windthorst Junior High School	41	124