Houston Republic

Webb County schools enrolled 50,852 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 61,524 students enrolled in Webb County schools, 82.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Webb County enrolled the 13th 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
Lyndon B. Johnson	2,820	3,102
United South High School	2,737	3,175
United High School	2,217	3,762
Nixon High School	2,061	2,161
Martin High School	1,888	1,931
John B. Alexander High School	1,744	2,980
Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School	1,459	1,491
Lamar Middle School	1,233	1,299
Joaquin Cigarroa Middle School	1,047	1,067
Christen Middle School	1,023	1,032
Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School	1,002	1,067
United South Middle School	968	1,174
George Washington Middle School	876	1,158
Los Obispos Middle School	869	922
Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary School	675	762
John W. Arndt Elementary School	670	711
Pierce Elementary School	658	662
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	640	712
Memorial Middle School	633	648
Ryan Elementary School	617	707
Salinas Elementary School	600	709
Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School	587	754
Prada Elementary School	582	621
Milton Elementary School	576	652
Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo	571	647
Don Jose Gallego	558	569
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School	551	569
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo	543	620
Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School	542	639
Antonio Gonzalez Middle School	528	606
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	525	629
Freedom Elementary School	515	562
Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School	513	551
United Middle School	512	1,093
Farias Elementary School	511	520
Elias Herrera Middle School	508	1,100
Ligarde Elementary School	507	525
T. Sanchez Elementary / High Ochoa Elementary School	502	504
Ruiz Elementary School	495	596
Henry Cuellar Elementary School	491	535
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	480	708
H. B. Zachry Elementary School	477	504
Raul Perales Middle School	471	538
Santo Nino Elementary School	471	496
Nye Elementary School	470	625
Santa Maria Elementary School	468	471
Heights Elementary School	466	478
Sigifredo Perez Elementary School	463	512
Clark Middle School	454	537
J. C. Martin Junior Elementary School	448	453