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Andrews County schools enroll 1,785 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

Andrews County schools enrolled 1,785 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 2.9% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 4,147 students enrolled in Andrews County schools, 43% of them are considered to be at risk.

Andrews County had the 117th 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 Andrews County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolNumber of at-risk studentsTotal Number of students
Andrews High School4451,151
Andrews Middle School493931
Clearfork Elementary School257778
Devonian Elementary School222622
Underwood Elementary School312605
Andrews Education Center5660

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