West Texas News

Terry County schools enrolled 1,233 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 16.3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 2,195 students enrolled in Terry County schools, 56.2% of them are considered to be at risk.

Terry County had the 113th 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
Oak Grove Elementary School	379	669
Brownfield High School	264	446
Brownfield Middle School	249	363
Wellman-Union School	97	284
Meadow School	131	270
Colonial Heights Elementary School	88	135
Brownfield Education Center	25	28