Corpus Christi Sun

Duval County schools enrolled 2,123 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,434 students enrolled in Duval County schools, 87.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.

Duval County enrolled the 120th 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
Collins-Parr Elementary School	675	729
San Diego High School	373	427
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School	301	339
Norman M. Thomas Elementary School	299	374
Lucy Aragon Junior High School	158	190
Freer High School	137	170
Benavides Secondary	98	114
Benavides Elementary School	63	70
Ramirez Elementary School	19	21