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Frio County schools taught 1,809 at-risk students in 2021-22 school year

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

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

Frio County schools enrolled 1,809 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 14.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 2,948 students enrolled in Frio County schools, 61.4% of them are considered to be at risk.

Frio County had the 113th 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 Frio County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolNumber of at-risk studentsTotal Number of students
Pearsall High School313607
Ted Flores Elementary School240518
Pearsall Junior High School379491
Dilley Elementary School277444
Pearsall Intermediate School246423
Dilley High School210270
Mary Harper Middle School144195

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