Concho Valley News

Menard County schools enrolled 206 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 300 students enrolled in Menard County schools, 68.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 23.4% increase over the previous school year.

Menard County enrolled the 20th lowest 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
Menard Elementary/Junior High School	150	217
Menard High School	56	83