Centroplex News

Coryell County schools enrolled 8,329 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 15,078 students enrolled in Coryell County schools, 55.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Coryell County enrolled the 51st 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
Copperas Cove High School	1,251	2,260
Copperas Cove Junior High School	597	950
S. C. Lee Junior High	575	930
C. R. Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School	555	846
J. L. Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School	504	721
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School	425	536
Gatesville High School	416	804
Killeen ISD Early College High School	397	1,001
Gatesville Elementary School	375	606
House Creek Elementary School	371	674
Gatesville Intermediate School	367	613
Hettie Halstead Elementary School	271	355
Gatesville Junior High School	253	411
Martin Walker Elementary School	247	410
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School	246	690
Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy	239	324
Audie Murphy Middle School	222	802
Clarke Elementary School	198	561
Gatesville Primary School	169	263
Montague Village Elementary School	167	534
Cove Charter Academy	153	246
Oglesby School	113	198
Crossroads High School	82	106
Evant High School	69	115
Evant Elementary School	67	98
Leon Valley	0	24