Tyler Reporter

Wood County schools enrolled 4,027 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,377 students enrolled in Wood County schools, 63.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.3% increase over the previous school year.

Wood County enrolled the 84th 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
Quitman Elementary School	370	581
Winnsboro High School	321	492
Mineola Primary School	309	443
Mineola High School	287	466
Mineola Middle School	262	381
Alba-Golden Elementary School	256	404
Winnsboro Elementary School	252	355
Hawkins Elementary School	245	383
Mineola Elementary School	243	353
Hawkins High School / Middle	227	386
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	226	332
Alba-Golden High School	210	414
Quitman High School	193	365
Winnsboro Junior High School	192	360
Quitman Junior High School	157	270
Yantis Elementary School	149	192
Yantis School	125	195
Alter School	3	5