North San Antonio News

Bandera County schools enrolled 1,255 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,571 students enrolled in Bandera County schools, 48.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Bandera County enrolled the 96th 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
Alkek Elementary School	343	630
Bandera High School	263	681
Bandera Middle School	255	556
Hill Country Elementary School	243	437
Medina School	151	267