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Gaines County schools taught 1,989 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

Gaines County schools enrolled 1,989 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 2.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 3,631 students enrolled in Gaines County schools, 54.8% of them are considered to be at risk.

Gaines County had the 111th highest 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 Gaines County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolNumber of at-risk studentsTotal Number of students
Seminole High School340797
Seminole Junior High School335674
Young Elementary School344591
Seagraves Schools342519
Seminole Primary School318443
Seminole Elementary School208426
Loop School76151
Seminole Success Center2630

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