Nortex Times

Clay County schools enrolled 695 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 37.6% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,690 students enrolled in Clay County schools, 41.1% of them are considered to be at risk.

Clay County had the 77th 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
Henrietta Elementary School	203	435
Henrietta High School	125	290
Petrolia Elementary School	125	266
Henrietta Middle School	95	220
Petrolia Junior High/High School	43	197
Bellevue School	60	151
Midway School	44	131