Abilene Times

Nolan County schools enrolled 5,581 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,511 students enrolled in Nolan County schools, 65.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 57.5% increase over the previous school year.

Nolan County enrolled the 67th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Lone Star Online Academy	3,752	5,581
Sweetwater High School	348	545
Sweetwater Intermediate School	292	389
Sweetwater Middle School	287	431
Southeast Elementary School	230	265
East Ridge Elementary School	184	238
Roscoe Collegiate High School	132	315
Roscoe Elementary School	117	203
Southeast Early Childhood Center	72	74
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	57	92
Highland School	56	226
Blackwell School	54	152