Upper East Texas News

Red River County schools enrolled 1,535 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,097 students enrolled in Red River County schools, 73.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 8.6% increase over the previous school year.

Red River County enrolled the 104th lowest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged 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.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Cheatham Elementary School	261	273
Clarksville Middle and High School	249	250
Rivercrest Elementary School	238	345
Detroit Elementary School	182	266
Rivercrest High School	122	189
Avery Elementary School	122	178
Rivercrest Junior High School	102	151
Avery Secondary	97	181
Detroit High School	83	137
Detroit Junior High School	79	127