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Rockwall County schools enroll 6,791 economically disadvantaged students in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Rockwall County schools enrolled 6,791 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 22,716 students enrolled in Rockwall County schools, 29.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2% increase over the previous school year.

Rockwall County enrolled the 60th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years

04,0008,00012,00016,00020,0002022-232021-222020-212019-2022,71622,7166,7916,79122,22122,2216,6556,65520,68720,6875,5395,53919,40619,4065,2605,260Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

Economically Disadvantaged Students in Rockwall County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
Rockwall-Heath High School8182,912
Rockwall High School5522,867
Bobby Summers Middle School4301,020
Dorris A. Jones Elementary School409638
Howard Dobbs Elementary School359617
Maurine Cain Middle School3481,122
Anita Scott Elementary School336712
Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School299548
Herman E. Utley Middle School291923
Amanda Rochell Elementary School265408
Harry Herndon Elementary School262536
Miss May Vernon Elementary School261735
Lupe Garcia Elementary School220712
W. R. (Bill) Fort Elementary School218614
Linda Lyon Elementary School200820
Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School179640
Ouida Springer179598
J. W. Williams Middle School177828
Billie Stevenson Elementary School147751
Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School140540
Sharon Shannon Elementary School138598
Grace Hartman Elementary School97520
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Fate92366
Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary School80651
Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Royse City Elementary School62220
Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School60729
Celia Hays Elementary School56517
Nebbie Williams Elementary School51416
Education Center International Academy 347129
Rockwall Quest Academy1829

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