Corpus Christi Sun

Jim Wells County schools enrolled 5,988 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,597 students enrolled in Jim Wells County schools, 78.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.8% increase over the previous school year.

Jim Wells County enrolled the 64th 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
Alice High School	993	1,290
Adams Middle School	867	1,029
Noonan Elementary School	513	572
Dubose Elementary School	487	536
Saenz Elementary School	468	533
Schallert Elementary School	417	546
Premont Ernest High Singleton Early College Academy	341	379
Orange Grove High School	335	558
Premont Collegiate High School	318	361
Orange Grove Primary School	282	443
Orange Grove Junior High School	247	396
Orange Grove Elementary School	242	358
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School	225	266
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	179	228
La Gloria Elementary School	74	102