Upper East Texas News

Hopkins County schools enrolled 4,048 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,780 students enrolled in Hopkins County schools, 59.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Hopkins County enrolled the 79th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Sulphur Springs High School	581	1,221
Sulphur Springs Middle School	531	1,017
Como-Pickton School	473	725
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	402	621
Barbara Bush Primary School	247	336
Rowena Johnson Primary School	218	301
Douglass Eclc	216	230
Travis Primary School	206	272
North Hopkins Elementary School	189	306
Bowie Primary School	173	317
Miller Grove School	160	299
Saltillo School	145	244
North Hopkins High School	144	229
Cumby Elementary School	139	212
Cumby High School	121	223
Sulphur Bluff ISD	91	203
Austin Academic Center	12	24