Longview Times

Harrison County schools enrolled 15,759 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 26,804 students enrolled in Harrison County schools, 58.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 32.9% increase over the previous school year.

Harrison County enrolled the 31st highest 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
Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville	8,210	14,229
Marshall High School	931	1,363
Marshall Junior High School	873	1,197
Crockett Elementary School	512	594
Wm. B. Travis Elementary School	492	588
Hallsville High School	492	1,422
Hallsville Junior High School	461	1,126
Hallsville East Elementary School	388	789
Price T. Young Elementary School	377	412
Sam Houston Elementary School	354	525
Hallsville North Elementary School	324	709
Hallsville Intermediate School	307	722
Marshall Early Childhood Center	260	268
Elysian Fields Elementary School	258	381
Waskom Elementary School	249	375
Harleton Elementary School	183	331
Waskom High School	171	276
Waskom Middle School	141	194
Elysian Fields High School	135	253
Elysian Fields Middle School	123	195
George Washington Carver Elementary School	121	134
Marshall Early Graduation School	107	123
Hallsville Primary School	103	107
Harleton High School	87	224
Harleton Junior High School	63	156
Texas Early College High School	37	111