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Morris County schools enroll 66 gifted and talented students in the 2021-2022 school year

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Morris County schools enrolled 66 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 34.7% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,862 students enrolled in Morris County schools, 3.5% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Morris County enrolled the 67th lowest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Gifted & Talented Students in Morris County Schools in 2021-2022 school year

SchoolNumber of gifted and talented studentsTotal Number of students
Daingerfield High School16272
Daingerfield Junior High School17254
Pewitt Elementary School14406
Pewitt High School5252
Pewitt Junior High School7209
South Elementary School6204
West Elementary School1265

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