Amarillo Gazette

Hutchinson County schools enrolled 1,978 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,913 students enrolled in Hutchinson County schools, 50.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Hutchinson County enrolled the 126th 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
Borger High School	372	791
Gateway Elementary School	228	360
Paul Belton Elementary School	210	326
Crockett Elementary School	204	344
Borger Intermediate School	193	337
Borger Middle School	165	342
West Texas Elementary School	143	293
Sanford-Fritch Elementary School	137	311
West Texas High School	78	178
Sanford-Fritch High School	75	214
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School	68	168
West Texas Middle School	61	150
Spring Creek School	44	99