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1,096 economically disadvantaged students were taught in Rains County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Rains County schools enrolled 1,096 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,754 students enrolled in Rains County schools, 62.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.6% increase over the previous school year.

Rains County enrolled the 85th lowest 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.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6002022-232021-222020-212019-201,7541,7541,0961,0961,7291,7291,0191,0191,7091,7091,0591,0591,7271,7271,0821,082Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

Economically Disadvantaged Students in Rains County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
Rains Elementary School296437
Rains Junior High School281425
Rains High School280507
Rains Intermediate School239385

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Rains Intermediate• Texas State Board of Education• Rains High School• Rains Elementary• Rains Junior High

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