Hill Country Chronicle

San Saba County schools enrolled 632 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,029 students enrolled in San Saba County schools, 61.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 12.3% decrease from the previous school year.

San Saba County enrolled the 55th 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
San Saba Elementary School	210	322
San Saba Middle School	129	198
San Saba High School	118	211
Cherokee School	67	128
Richland Springs School	59	121
Pecan Ridge High School	49	49