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Mcmullen County schools enrolled 78 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 8.3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 283 students enrolled in Mcmullen County schools, 27.6% of them are considered to be at risk.

Mcmullen County had the ninth lowest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
McMullen County School	78	283