Abilene Times

Nolan County schools enrolled 1,576 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 4.8% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 3,072 students enrolled in Nolan County schools, 51.3% of them are considered to be at risk.

Nolan County had the 123rd highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues”, claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Sweetwater High School	379	587
Sweetwater Middle School	313	478
Sweetwater Intermediate School	181	405
Roscoe Collegiate High School	137	272
Roscoe Elementary School	150	258
Southeast Elementary School	88	258
East Ridge Elementary School	149	254
Highland School	74	226
Blackwell School	55	155
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	47	107
Southeast Early Childhood Center	3	72