Abilene Times

Callahan County schools enrolled 1,338 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,603 students enrolled in Callahan County schools, 51.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.4% increase over the previous school year.

Callahan County enrolled the 97th 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	212	366
Clyde High School	181	441
Clyde Intermediate School	161	307
Cross Plains Elementary School	150	209
Clyde Junior High School	146	326
Eula Elementary School	125	263
Cross Plains High School	106	168
Baird Elementary School	97	169
Baird High School	63	143
Eula Junior High School	54	113
Eula High School	43	98