Upper East Texas News

Marion County schools enrolled 859 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,163 students enrolled in Marion County schools, 73.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Marion County enrolled the 72nd lowest 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
Jefferson Junior High School	268	354
Jefferson High School	249	373
Jefferson Elementary School	236	306
Jefferson Primary School	106	130