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Dimmit County schools enrolled 1,231 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 6.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,923 students enrolled in Dimmit County schools, 64% of them are considered to be at risk.

Dimmit County had the 112th lowest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues”, claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Carrizo Springs Elementary School	371	616
Carrizo Springs High School	374	599
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School	260	408
Carrizo Springs Junior High School	226	300