Amarillo Gazette

Carson County schools enrolled 428 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,141 students enrolled in Carson County schools, 37.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6.2% increase over the previous school year.

Carson County enrolled the 42nd 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
White Deer Elementary School	101	183
Panhandle Elementary School	100	317
White Deer High School	77	151
Groom School	52	150
Panhandle High School	49	189
Panhandle Junior High School	49	151