West Texas News

Garza County schools enrolled 639 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 901 students enrolled in Garza County schools, 70.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Garza County enrolled the 56th 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
Post Elementary School	266	359
Post Middle School	141	194
Post High School	120	202
Southland School	81	115
Garza County Regional Juvenile Center	31	31