Abilene Times

There were 1,318 white students enrolled in Nolan County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Nolan County welcomed 3,072 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 42.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Nolan County, Sweetwater High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 206 students.

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 name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sweetwater High School	35.1	587
Sweetwater Middle School	38.9	478
Sweetwater Intermediate School	39.8	405
Roscoe Collegiate High School	43	272
Roscoe Elementary School	38.4	258
Southeast Elementary School	32.9	258
East Ridge Elementary School	40.2	254
Highland School	85.8	226
Blackwell School	71.6	155
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	41.1	107
Southeast Early Childhood Center	18.1	72