Corpus Christi Sun

San Patricio County schools enrolled 8,825 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 13,550 students enrolled in San Patricio County schools, 65.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.8% decrease from the previous school year.

San Patricio County enrolled the 49th 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
Gregory-Portland High School	658	1,464
Gregory-Portland Middle School	537	1,124
Welder Elementary School	426	574
Sinton High School	410	610
Andrews Elementary School	408	636
Ingleside Primary School	375	495
Clark Elementary School	367	596
Mathis Elementary School	360	409
H. T. Faulk Elementary School	359	483
Ingleside High School	354	633
Mathis High School	354	434
Woodroe Petty Elementary School	349	381
Austin Elementary School	338	537
Gilbert Junior Mircovich Elementary School	331	448
E. Merle Smith Middle School	308	428
Sinton Elementary School	297	449
Mathis Intermediate School	279	323
Mathis Middle School	273	319
Charlie Marshall Elementary School	260	373
Aransas Pass High School	257	457
A. C. Blunt Middle School	248	387
East Cliff Elementary School	223	580
Taft High School	194	242
Ricardo L. Trevino Junior High School	180	199
Odem High School	175	279
Odem Elementary School	166	233
Odem Intermediate School	141	197
Odem Junior High School	126	188
Coastal Horizons Academy	62	62
Juvenile Detention Center	10	10