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Wilson County schools enrolled 4,168 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 9,347 students enrolled in Wilson County schools, 44.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 18.5% increase over the previous school year.

Wilson County enrolled the 82nd 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.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Floresville South Elementary School	702	1,025
Floresville High School	650	1,246
Floresville Middle School	525	904
Floresville North Elementary School	492	844
La Vernia Primary School	277	881
La Vernia Intermediate School	266	837
La Vernia Junior High School	243	816
La Vernia High School	238	981
Stockdale Elementary School	214	397
Poth Elementary School	185	455
Stockdale High School	113	257
Stockdale Junior High School	105	199
Poth High School	72	274
Poth Junior High School	67	206
Floresville Alter Center	19	23
Alternative School	0	2