Hill Country Chronicle

San Saba County schools enrolled 546 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 26.7% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,029 students enrolled in San Saba County schools, 53.1% of them are considered to be at risk.

San Saba County had the 61st 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
San Saba Elementary School	173	322
San Saba High School	118	211
San Saba Middle School	115	198
Cherokee School	37	128
Richland Springs School	57	121
Pecan Ridge High School	46	49