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Ector County schools enrolled 22,936 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 35,656 students enrolled in Ector County schools, 64.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 9.1% increase over the previous school year.

Ector County enrolled the 23rd highest 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
Odessa High School	2,651	3,874
Permian High School	2,025	3,978
Ector College Prep Success Academy	1,004	1,384
Murry Fly Elementary School	804	998
Edward K. Downing Elementary School	694	817
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School	694	1,245
Crockett Middle School	688	1,036
Bowie Middle School	676	914
Nimitz Middle School	669	1,303
Bonham Middle School	566	867
Lauro Cavazos Elementary School	566	680
G. E. 'Buddy' West Elementary School	563	680
Elementary Magnet at Blackshear	537	672
Goliad Elementary School	513	606
Pease Elementary School	466	589
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	455	491
Lee Buice Elementary School	454	843
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	439	854
Elementary Magnet at Zavala	410	448
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	406	613
Dowling Elementary School	385	440
Noel Elementary School	384	451
Gonzales Elementary School	373	497
Burleson Elementary School	368	413
Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	359	516
Blanton Elementary School	355	502
Sam Houston Elementary School	351	392
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	348	517
Carver Early Ee-Kg	338	363
San Jacinto Elementary School	330	396
Elementary Magnet at Milam Elementary School	328	642
Ross Elementary School	310	408
Austin Montessori Magnet	306	537
Burnet Elementary School	301	389
Idea Yukon Academy	271	475
Elementary Magnet at Travis	270	300
Ireland Elementary School	269	446
Elementary Magnet at Hays	260	460
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School	232	317
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	218	429
Elementary Magnet at Reagan Elementary School	198	625
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa	192	360
George H. W. Bush New Tech Odessa	177	460
The Odessa Y Learning Center	165	192
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School	163	358
Idea Yukon College Preparatory	141	244
Alter Education Center	102	129
Compass Academy Charter School	92	1,399
Premier High School Odessa	59	89
Ector County Youth Center	11	18