Waco Reporter

Falls County schools enrolled 1,927 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,380 students enrolled in Falls County schools, 81% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.1% increase over the previous school year.

Falls County enrolled the 119th 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
Chilton School	506	553
Marlin Elementary School	471	474
Rosebud-Lott Elementary School	290	432
Marlin High School	241	243
Marlin Middle School	200	201
Rosebud-Lott High School	122	220
Rosebud-Lott Middle School	70	103
Westphalia Elementary School	27	154