Roscoe Collegiate ISD had the highest enrollment among Nolan County districts, with 12,256 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 50.2% were boys, and 49.8% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Roscoe Collegiate ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 49.1% of the student population.
Among the four districts in Nolan County, Sweetwater ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,806 students, while Highland ISD enrolled 207 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Roscoe Collegiate ISD roughly covers schools within Nolan County with its main office in Roscoe.
In the previous school year, Roscoe Collegiate ISD also had the largest number of students among Nolan County districts.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Collegiate ISD | Roscoe | 12,256 |
| Sweetwater ISD | Sweetwater | 1,806 |
| Highland ISD | Roscoe | 207 |
| Blackwell CISD | Blackwell | 186 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
