Tyler Reporter

Wells Independent School District with its main office in Wells enrolled 151 students who identified as at risk during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Texas considered 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.

Rank	District	Number of at-risk students
1	Houston ISD	122,934
2	Dallas ISD	91,999
3	Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	61,834
4	Fort Worth ISD	55,571
5	Northside ISD	54,558
6	Aldine ISD	51,389
7	Idea Public Schools	44,231
8	Katy ISD	42,889
9	Arlington ISD	36,358
10	Pasadena ISD	35,145
11	Alief ISD	34,525
12	Austin ISD	34,330
13	Fort Bend ISD	33,143
14	El Paso ISD	32,085
15	San Antonio ISD	30,506
16	North East ISD	30,176
17	Conroe ISD	28,686
18	Garland ISD	28,273
19	Brownsville ISD	27,824
20	United ISD	26,466
21	Humble ISD	26,388
22	Mesquite ISD	26,049
23	Socorro ISD	25,870
24	Klein ISD	25,757
25	Irving ISD	24,786
26	Killeen ISD	23,611
27	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD	23,450
28	Lewisville ISD	21,886
29	Corpus Christi ISD	21,870
30	Ysleta ISD	21,683
31	Spring ISD	21,418
32	Kipp Texas Public Schools	21,265
33	Edinburg CISD	20,947
34	Richardson ISD	20,333
35	Ector County ISD	20,205
36	La Joya ISD	20,073
37	Clear Creek ISD	19,184
38	Grand Prairie ISD	18,587
39	Lamar CISD	18,360
40	Spring Branch ISD	18,116
41	Round Rock ISD	17,325
42	Judson ISD	17,314
43	Plano ISD	16,975
44	International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)	16,581
45	Midland ISD	16,417
46	Amarillo ISD	15,767
47	Frisco ISD	15,668
48	Leander ISD	15,344
49	Laredo ISD	15,228
50	Galena Park ISD	15,168
51	Pflugerville ISD	15,077
52	Hallsville ISD	14,729
53	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	14,672
54	Birdville ISD	14,516
55	Mansfield ISD	14,124
56	Alvin ISD	14,049
57	Goose Creek CISD	12,846
58	Weslaco ISD	12,707
59	Hays CISD	12,550
60	Lubbock ISD	12,181
61	New Caney ISD	12,059
62	Mcallen ISD	12,014
63	Tyler ISD	11,858
64	Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	11,808
65	Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD	11,779
66	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	11,712
67	Bryan ISD	11,705
68	Denton ISD	11,005
69	Comal ISD	10,983
70	Keller ISD	10,972
71	Mission CISD	10,900
72	Uplift Education	10,850
73	Donna ISD	10,681
74	Waco ISD	10,508
75	Crowley ISD	10,303
76	Beaumont ISD	10,234
77	Harlingen CISD	10,080
78	Northwest ISD	10,042
79	Southwest ISD	9,907
80	Eagle Pass ISD	9,785
81	Harlandale ISD	9,490
82	Abilene ISD	9,356
83	Cleveland ISD	9,014
84	Duncanville ISD	8,879
85	Bastrop ISD	8,815
86	Del Valle ISD	8,291
87	Forney ISD	8,136
88	San Angelo ISD	7,950
89	Rio Grande City CISD	7,938
90	Manor ISD	7,661
91	Victoria ISD	7,606
92	Sheldon ISD	7,599
93	Pearland ISD	7,595
94	San Felipe-Del Rio CISD	7,538
95	Mckinney ISD	7,386
96	Wichita Falls ISD	7,292
97	Huntsville ISD	7,089
98	Premier High Schools	7,066
99	Prosper ISD	6,948
100	Clint ISD	6,831