Panhandle Times

Sherman County schools enrolled 372 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 4.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 689 students enrolled in Sherman County schools, 54% of them are considered to be at risk.

Sherman County had the 46th lowest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues”, claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Mary Allen Elementary School	153	234
Stratford High School	84	176
Stratford Junior High School	84	171
Texhoma Elementary School	51	108