Upper East Texas News

Titus County schools enrolled 5,267 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,115 students enrolled in Titus County schools, 74% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.2% increase over the previous school year.

Titus County enrolled the 71st 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
Mount Pleasant High School	1,207	1,521
Mount Pleasant Junior High School	618	760
P. E. Wallace Middle School	536	658
Child Development Center	413	452
Harts Bluff Elementary School	378	690
Annie Sims Elementary School	376	493
E. C. Brice Elementary School	366	460
Vivian Fowler Elementary School	363	404
Frances Corprew Elementary School	351	402
Chapel Hill Elementary School	262	483
Chapel Hill High School	146	342
Chapel Hill Junior High School	111	236
Harts Bluff Early College High School	109	178
Mount Pleasant DAEP	31	36