Far West Texas News

Brewster County schools enrolled 629 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,144 students enrolled in Brewster County schools, 55% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 8.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Brewster County enrolled the 56th lowest 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
Alpine Elementary School	176	377
Alpine High School	165	308
Alpine Middle School	157	269
Big Bend High School	95	122
Marathon Independent School District	36	59
San Vicente Elementary School	0	9