Nortex Times

Hardeman County schools enrolled 515 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 664 students enrolled in Hardeman County schools, 77.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Hardeman County enrolled the 50th 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
Chillicothe School	176	202
Reagan Elementary School	149	201
Quanah High School	108	158
Travis Middle School	82	103