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Ector County schools enrolled 21,024 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 35,332 students enrolled in Ector County schools, 59.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 13.6% increase over the previous school year.

Ector County enrolled the 24th 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
Odessa High School	2,560	3,914
Permian High School	1,631	3,734
Ector College Prep Success Academy	1,004	1,351
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School	743	1,250
Crockett Middle School	665	999
Murry Fly Elementary School	658	947
Bowie Middle School	653	1,013
Nimitz Middle School	645	1,429
G. E. 'Buddy' West Elementary School	629	652
Bonham Middle School	626	970
Edward K. Downing Elementary School	520	833
Lauro Cavazos Elementary School	503	658
Elementary Magnet at Blackshear	487	602
Goliad Elementary School	467	572
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	413	432
Lee Buice Elementary School	406	837
Pease Elementary School	396	557
San Jacinto Elementary School	390	473
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	388	582
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	377	576
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	350	779
Blanton Elementary School	348	506
Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	331	504
Elementary Magnet at Milam Elementary School	328	622
Noel Elementary School	327	445
Burleson Elementary School	325	435
Elementary Magnet at Zavala	319	391
Gonzales Elementary School	319	478
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa	315	318
Dowling Elementary School	309	377
Burnet Elementary School	297	414
Carver Early Ee-Kg	284	313
Sam Houston Elementary School	276	357
Ross Elementary School	267	382
Austin Montessori Magnet	249	512
Elementary Magnet at Travis	248	286
Ireland Elementary School	233	436
Idea Yukon Academy	199	350
Elementary Magnet at Hays	192	415
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School	188	346
Utpb STEM Academy	187	763
Elementary Magnet at Reagan Elementary School	164	607
George H. W. Bush New Tech Odessa	161	440
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School	158	348
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	125	372
Compass Academy Charter School	116	1,371
The Odessa Y Learning Center	80	122
Premier High School Odessa	72	97
Idea Yukon College Preparatory	66	122
Alter Education Center	25	31
Ector County Youth Center	5	12