SE Texas Times

Hardin County schools enrolled 4,997 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,667 students enrolled in Hardin County schools, 46.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.4% increase over the previous school year.

Hardin County enrolled the 73rd 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
Silsbee Elementary School	654	1,001
Silsbee High School	430	763
Lumberton Primary School	394	963
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	393	634
Lumberton High School	377	1,213
Lumberton Intermediate School	322	938
Sour Lake Elementary School	300	757
Laura Reeves Primary School	237	320
Lumberton Middle School	228	662
West Hardin Elementary School	228	291
Hardin-Jefferson High School	225	726
Kountze Elementary School	212	301
Lumberton Early Childhood School	199	426
Henderson Middle School	193	569
Kountze High School	165	346
West Hardin High School	153	277
Kountze Middle School	144	251
Kountze Intermediate School	143	229