Hill Country Chronicle

Real County schools enrolled 392 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 640 students enrolled in Real County schools, 61.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.2% increase over the previous school year.

Real County enrolled the 37th lowest 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
Leakey School	186	361
Big Springs Charter School	120	135
Nueces Canyon Elementary School	86	144