West Texas News

Mitchell County schools enrolled 694 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 2.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 1,289 students enrolled in Mitchell County schools, 53.8% of them are considered to be at risk.

Mitchell County had the 76th 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
Colorado Elementary and Middle School	444	677
Westbrook School	113	258
Colorado High School	66	205
Loraine School	59	135
Wallace Accelerated High School	12	14