Abilene Times

Shackelford County schools enrolled 315 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 604 students enrolled in Shackelford County schools, 52.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4% increase over the previous school year.

Shackelford County enrolled the 25th 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
Nancy Smith Elementary School	133	263
Moran School	95	106
Albany Junior-Senior High School	87	235