Abilene Times

There were 47 American Indian students enrolled in Nolan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 571.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Nolan County welcomed 8,511 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Nolan County, Lone Star Online Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 44 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.

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

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lone Star Online Academy	0.8	5,581
Sweetwater High School	0	545
Sweetwater Middle School	0	431
Sweetwater Intermediate School	0	389
Roscoe Collegiate High School	0	315
Southeast Elementary School	0.4	265
East Ridge Elementary School	0.8	238
Highland School	0	226
Roscoe Elementary School	0	203
Blackwell School	0	152
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood	0	92
Southeast Early Childhood Center	0	74