Centroplex News

Bell County schools enrolled 41,175 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 70,318 students enrolled in Bell County schools, 58.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 15.5% increase over the previous school year.

Bell County enrolled the 14th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Killeen High School	1,954	2,187
Temple High School	1,632	2,254
Robert M. Shoemaker High School	1,260	2,259
C. E. Ellison High School	1,154	2,658
Belton High School	957	2,554
Pershing Park Elementary School	902	1,023
Killeen Elementary School	894	1,036
Clifton Park Elementary School	862	1,005
Harker Heights High School	843	2,677
Reeces Creek Elementary School	767	892
Palo Alto Middle School	752	835
Rancier Middle School	738	785
Iduma Elementary School	692	816
Trimmier Elementary School	678	769
Willow Springs Elementary School	665	754
Roy Junior Smith Middle School	651	1,357
Live Oak Ridge Middle School	648	735
Manor Middle School	602	660
Thornton Elementary School	590	755
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School	590	695
Harker Heights Elementary School	585	673
Brookhaven Elementary School	559	629
Hay Branch Elementary School	551	629
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	547	877
Eastern Hills Middle School	544	613
Cedar Valley Elementary School	537	599
Maxdale Elementary School	528	616
Ira Cross Junior Elementary School	520	631
Nolan Middle School	518	1,132
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary School	517	595
Charles E. Patterson Middle School	500	1,014
Travis Science Academy	494	638
Bonham Middle School	494	643
Venable Village Elementary School	486	622
Saegert Elementary School	480	882
Peebles Elementary School	469	529
Lake Belton High School	463	1,593
Liberty Hill Middle School	445	800
South Belton Middle School	437	666
Timber Ridge Elementary School	433	831
Jefferson Elementary School	428	513
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School	419	770
Raye-Allen Elementary School	411	510
Lamar Middle School	400	532
Haynes Elementary School	396	825
Alice W. Douse Elementary School	389	969
Hector P. Garcia Elementary School	359	394
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy	359	393
Scott Elementary School	359	462
Pat Carney Elementary School	359	695