Waco Reporter

Falls County schools enrolled 1,469 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 17.3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 2,304 students enrolled in Falls County schools, 63.8% of them are considered to be at risk.

Falls County had the 125th highest 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
Chilton School	307	547
Marlin Elementary School	401	459
Rosebud-Lott Elementary School	232	410
Marlin High School	163	229
Rosebud-Lott High School	93	228
Marlin Middle School	170	194
Westphalia Elementary School	53	155
Rosebud-Lott Middle School	50	82