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Colorado County schools enrolled 2,208 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,543 students enrolled in Colorado County schools, 62.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.

Colorado County enrolled the 118th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Columbus Elementary School	457	734
Rice High School	225	302
Eagle Lake Primary School	212	242
Rice Junior High School	210	278
Columbus High School	205	489
Columbus Junior High School	199	345
Eagle Lake Intermediate School	178	203
Weimar Elementary School	176	288
Weimar Junior High School	119	213
Weimar High School	87	187
Garwood Elementary School	56	105
Sheridan Elementary School	55	77
Rice Challenge Academy	24	68
Columbus Alternative School	5	12