Concho Valley News

There were 966 Hispanic students enrolled in Runnels County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Runnels County welcomed 2,021 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 47.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Runnels County, Ballinger Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 169 students.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Ballinger Elementary School	45.2	374
Winters Elementary School	53.1	307
Miles Elementary School	37.5	261
Ballinger High School	52.3	256
Miles High School	36.4	220
Ballinger Junior High School	47.3	201
Winters High School	67.1	164
Olfen School	38.8	134
Winters Junior High School	67.5	80
Fairview Accelerated (DAEP)	50	6
Wall Special Programs	40	5
Fairview DAEP	25	4
Winters/Fairview AEP	66.7	3
Fairview Accelerated	50	2
Fairview Accelerated	100	2
Fairview Special Programs	0	2