Concho Valley News

Irion County schools enrolled 130 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 334 students enrolled in Irion County schools, 38.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3% decrease from the previous school year.

Irion County enrolled the 14th 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
Irion Elementary School	80	200
Irion High School	50	134