Waco Reporter

Hill County schools enrolled 4,188 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,469 students enrolled in Hill County schools, 64.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 18.2% increase over the previous school year.

Hill County enrolled the 78th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Hillsboro Elementary School	514	679
Hillsboro High School	402	570
Hillsboro Intermediate School	296	392
Whitney Elementary School	268	403
Whitney High School	264	425
Itasca Elementary School	227	298
Hillsboro Junior High School	226	291
Whitney Middle School	223	349
Blum ISD	208	344
Whitney Intermediate School	189	300
Aquilla School	181	334
Covington School	153	302
Malone Elementary School	140	153
Mount Calm ISD	138	192
Hubbard High School	121	222
Hubbard Elementary School	121	218
Itasca High School	118	186
Penelope School	115	199
Itasca Middle School	106	144
Bynum School	105	181
Abbott School	70	283
Hill County JJAEP	1	1
Hill County JJAEP	1	1
Hill County JJAEP	1	1
Hill County JJAEP	0	1