TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
This is a 38.4% increase over the previous school year.
Of the 1,726 students enrolled in Newton County schools, 50.3% of them are considered to be at risk.
Newton County had the 88th lowest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.
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 | Number of at-risk students | Total Number of students |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary School | 238 | 396 |
| Newton Middle School | 181 | 308 |
| Deweyville Elementary School | 77 | 269 |
| Deweyville High School | 109 | 261 |
| Newton High School | 140 | 260 |
| Burkeville School | 124 | 232 |
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