Abilene Times

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Nolan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,511 students attending Nolan County schools, 46.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 28.9% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Nolan County, comprising 50.5% of the student body.

Lone Star Online Academy had the most diverse student body in Nolan County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 54.3% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Blackwell School	White	77.6%	152
East Ridge Elementary School	Hispanic	52.5%	238
Highland School	White	87.2%	226
Lone Star Online Academy	Hispanic	44.5%	5,581
Roscoe Collegiate High School	Hispanic	52.1%	315
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	Hispanic	71.7%	92
Roscoe Elementary School	Hispanic	62.1%	203
Southeast Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	68.9%	74
Southeast Elementary School	Hispanic	55.5%	265
Sweetwater High School	Hispanic	55.4%	545
Sweetwater Intermediate School	Hispanic	54.5%	389
Sweetwater Middle School	Hispanic	52%	431