Nortex Times

Knox County schools enrolled 474 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 748 students enrolled in Knox County schools, 63.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Knox County enrolled the 45th 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
Knox City School	137	209
Munday Elementary School	125	216
Munday Secondary	118	193
Benjamin School	94	130