Abilene Times

Callahan County schools enrolled 1,246 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 Callahan County schools, 48.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.

Callahan County enrolled the 95th 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
Clyde Elementary School	208	374
Clyde Junior High School	155	359
Cross Plains Elementary School	154	216
Clyde High School	142	412
Clyde Intermediate School	127	290
Eula Elementary School	114	258
Cross Plains High School	103	163
Baird Elementary School	93	151
Baird High School	67	142
Eula Junior High School	42	102
Eula High School	41	104