Abilene Times

There were 1,520 Hispanic students enrolled in Nolan County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% 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, Hispanic comprised 49.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Nolan County, Sweetwater High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 321 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sweetwater High School	54.7	587
Sweetwater Middle School	53.3	478
Sweetwater Intermediate School	49.4	405
Roscoe Collegiate High School	53.7	272
Roscoe Elementary School	56.2	258
Southeast Elementary School	55.8	258
East Ridge Elementary School	51.6	254
Highland School	13.3	226
Blackwell School	25.8	155
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	57	107
Southeast Early Childhood Center	65.3	72