Amarillo Gazette

Oldham County schools enrolled 343 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 891 students enrolled in Oldham County schools, 38.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Oldham County enrolled the 32nd 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
Boys Ranch High School	95	104
Adrian School	72	113
Wildorado School	61	230
Vega Elementary School	33	131
Vega Junior High School	32	112
Blakemore Middle School	25	36
Vega High School	19	127
Mimi Farley Elementary School	6	38