Upper East Texas News

Franklin County schools enrolled 949 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,528 students enrolled in Franklin County schools, 62.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 9% increase over the previous school year.

Franklin County enrolled the 79th 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
Mt. Vernon Elementary School	388	594
Mt. Vernon Middle School	292	455
Mt. Vernon High School	269	479