Hallsville ISD had the highest enrollment among Harrison County districts, with 24,602 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 55.6% were girls, and 44.4% were boys.
The most represented ethnicity among Hallsville ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 42.7% of the student population.
Among the six districts in Harrison County, Marshall ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 4,957 students, while Waskom ISD enrolled 806 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Hallsville ISD roughly covers schools within Harrison County with its main office in Hallsville.
In the previous school year, Hallsville ISD also had the largest number of students among Harrison County districts.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Hallsville ISD | Hallsville | 24,602 |
| Marshall ISD | Marshall | 4,957 |
| Waskom ISD | Waskom | 806 |
| Elysian Fields ISD | ELYSIAN FIELDS | 775 |
| Harleton ISD | HARLETON | 705 |
| Karnack ISD | KARNACK | 119 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
