Nolan County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

By Abilene Times

Jul 31, 2024

Lone Star Online Academy had the highest enrollment among Nolan County schools, welcoming 5,581 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.4% of the students were girls, and 49.6% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Lone Star Online Academy students was Hispanic, accounting for 44.5% of the student population.

Among the 12 schools in Nolan County, Sweetwater High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 545 students, while Sweetwater Middle School welcomed 431 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lone Star Online Academy is a part of Pineywoods Community Academy, which roughly covers schools within Nolan County with its main office in Lufkin.

In the previous school year, Lone Star Online Academy also had the highest number of students among Nolan County schools.

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.

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.

Enrollment in Lone Star Online Academy Over 2 Years

Enrollment in Nolan County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lone Star Online Academy	Lufkin	5,581
Sweetwater High School	Sweetwater	545
Sweetwater Middle School	Sweetwater	431
Sweetwater Intermediate School	Sweetwater	389
Roscoe Collegiate High School	Roscoe	315
Southeast Elementary School	Sweetwater	265
East Ridge Elementary School	Sweetwater	238
Highland School	Roscoe	226
Roscoe Elementary School	Roscoe	203
Blackwell School	Blackwell	152
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	Roscoe	92
Southeast Early Childhood Center	Sweetwater	74