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Gonzales County schools enrolled 3,049 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 3,990 students enrolled in Gonzales County schools, 76.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 0.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Gonzales County enrolled the 101st 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
Gonzales High School	539	791
Gonzales Junior High School	430	567
Nixon Smiley Elementary School	396	458
Gonzales North Avenue	386	549
Gonzales Elementary School	371	537
Waelder School	277	290
Nixon-Smiley Middle School	242	300
Nixon-Smiley High School	230	283
Gonzales Primary Academy	128	161
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Legacy Ranch	40	40
Marion Alternative Center	7	10
Nixon-Smiley CISD DAEP	3	4