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Howard County schools enrolled 3,286 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 5,358 students enrolled in Howard County schools, 61.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Howard County enrolled the 94th 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
Big Spring High School	722	1,084
Big Spring Intermediate School	378	489
Big Spring Junior High School	363	516
Moss Elementary School	345	461
Marcy Elementary School	275	360
Coahoma Elementary School	242	568
Washington Elementary School	217	273
Goliad Elementary School	181	232
Forsan Elementary School	176	359
Forsan High School	119	394
Coahoma Junior High School	100	256
Coahoma High School	90	271
Kentwood Elementary School	78	95