Hill Country Chronicle

Kerr County schools enrolled 3,971 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,867 students enrolled in Kerr County schools, 57.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1% increase over the previous school year.

Kerr County enrolled the 82nd highest 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
Tivy High School	624	1,449
Peterson Middle School	537	1,095
Ingram Elementary School	402	537
Nimitz Elementary School	350	522
Daniels Elementary School	328	523
Starkey Elementary School	272	451
Fred High Tally Elementary School	271	555
Ingram Tom Moore High School	230	367
Center Point Elementary	181	258
Ingram Middle School	179	269
Early Childhood Center	172	188
Hunt School	101	209
Center Point High School	96	162
Center Point Middle	87	115
Hill Country Youth Ranch	82	86
Hill Country High School	25	31
Pathways 3H Campus	18	18
Divide Elementary School	16	32