Waco Reporter

Bosque County schools enrolled 1,604 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,478 students enrolled in Bosque County schools, 64.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.1% increase over the previous school year.

Bosque County enrolled the 109th 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
Clifton Elementary School	307	471
Valley Mills Elementary School	182	320
Walnut Springs School	154	171
Clifton High School	153	312
Meridian Elementary School	131	170
Clifton Middle School	128	241
Morgan School	127	152
Kopperl School	125	186
Meridian High School	119	187
Iredell School	100	142
Cranfills Gap School	78	126