Hill Country Chronicle

San Saba County schools enrolled 675 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 962 students enrolled in San Saba County schools, 70.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6.8% increase over the previous school year.

San Saba County enrolled the 59th lowest 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
San Saba Elementary School	218	294
San Saba Middle School	165	210
San Saba High School	129	180
Cherokee School	83	139
Richland Springs School	80	139