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Runnels County schools taught 980 at-risk students in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

Runnels County schools enrolled 980 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 7.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 2,006 students enrolled in Runnels County schools, 48.9% of them are considered to be at risk.

Runnels County had the 97th lowest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

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.

At-Risk Students in Runnels County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolNumber of at-risk studentsTotal Number of students
Ballinger Elementary School188374
Winters Elementary School122307
Miles Elementary School106261
Ballinger High School159256
Miles High School84220
Ballinger Junior High School99201
Winters High School113164
Olfen School53134
Winters Junior High School5180
Wall Special Programs35
Fairview Special Programs12
Fairview Accelerated12

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