Houston Republic

Harris County schools enrolled 636,443 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 890,642 students enrolled in Harris County schools, 71.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.9% increase over the previous school year.

Harris County enrolled the 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
Texas Connections Academy at Houston	4,360	8,967
North Shore Senior High School	3,915	4,569
Elsik High School	3,326	4,118
Hastings High School	3,264	3,930
Macarthur High School	3,049	3,571
C. E. King High School	2,848	3,473
Dobie High School	2,777	3,870
Klein Forest High School	2,745	3,481
Davis High School Aldine	2,734	3,093
Houston Math Science and Technology Center	2,643	2,779
Channelview High School	2,522	2,893
Aldine High School	2,508	2,663
Eisenhower High School	2,360	2,855
Nimitz High School	2,359	2,772
Cypress Lakes High School	2,316	3,179
Mayde Creek High School	2,308	2,940
Sam Rayburn High School	2,282	2,645
Taylor High School	2,241	2,831
Cypress Park High School	2,213	2,960
Northbrook High School	2,210	2,610
Cypress Ridge High School	2,206	2,921
Humble High School	2,199	2,867
Wisdom High School	2,191	2,260
Pasadena Memorial High School	2,187	3,047
Paetow High School	2,176	3,537
Jersey Village High School	2,142	3,364
Chavez High School	2,118	2,272
Westfield High School	2,087	2,574
Westbury High School	2,062	2,243
Pasadena High School	1,999	2,221
Cypress Creek High School	1,992	3,366
Spring High School	1,986	2,760
Andy Dekaney High School	1,969	2,401
Milby High School	1,965	2,107
Morton Ranch High School	1,956	2,718
South Houston High School	1,928	2,213
Cypress Falls High School	1,896	2,865
Cypress Springs High School	1,893	2,788
Westside High School	1,892	2,882
Madison High School	1,792	1,924
Spring Woods High School	1,735	2,113
Galena Park High School	1,671	1,914
Sharpstown High School	1,654	1,855
Summer Creek High School	1,631	3,600
Waller High School	1,631	2,639
Atascocita High School	1,617	3,829
Heights High School	1,606	2,476
Klein Cain High School	1,594	3,902
Langham Creek High School	1,566	2,781
Klein Collins High School	1,554	3,422