Hill Country Chronicle

Gillespie County schools enrolled 2,071 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,700 students enrolled in Gillespie County schools, 56% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.4% increase over the previous school year.

Gillespie County enrolled the 125th 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
Fredericksburg Elementary School	500	744
Fredericksburg High School	481	1,003
Fredericksburg Primary School	398	515
Fredericksburg Middle School	397	684
Harper Elementary School	93	217
Harper Middle School	67	179
Harper High School	55	188
Stonewall Elementary School	52	108
Alter School	28	40
Doss Elementary School	0	22