This Is The Worst School District In Texas

Dallas TX

24 July, 2021

12:43 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Dallas 2021-07-24 Every child is born to a unique set of circumstances. And it is these different social, familial, economic, environmental, and many other factors, that help shape who they become. While these conditions are countless, a handful of factors play an outsized role in a child's development and likelihood for future success — including academic success. Whether or not a child succeeds academically can depend considerably on school quality. A student who falls behind in one school district might have excelled academically in another. By no means limited to the classroom, many of the strongest influences on a child's future are in the home environment, and the resources available or absent there. Texas' Edgewood Independent School District, located in San Antonio, ranks as the worst in the state largely due to disadvantages outside of the classroom. Children raised by college-educated parents or guardians are more likely to succeed academically. But in the Edgewood district, only 4.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 29.3% of adults statewide. Additionally, the district has a 35.9% child poverty rate, which is nearly double the 18.0% rate across the state. Such serious financial hardship presents a considerable hurdle to academic achievement for many students in the area. The four measures used to determine the worst school district in every state are: the child poverty rate, the teacher-to-student ratio, per-pupil spending, and the share of adults with a college education. All data came from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics. This is the worst school district in every state. Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.