Upper East Texas News

Camp County schools enrolled 1,849 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,358 students enrolled in Camp County schools, 78.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.

Camp County enrolled the 116th 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
Pittsburg High School	525	697
Pittsburg Elementary School	405	516
Pittsburg Primary School	348	430
Pittsburg Junior High School	301	381
Pittsburg Intermediate School	270	334