Henderson ISD had the highest enrollment among Rusk County districts, with 3,245 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 50.3% were boys, and 49.7% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Henderson ISD students was white, accounting for 38.4% of the student population.
Among the eight districts in Rusk County, Tatum ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,392 students, while West Rusk County Consolidated ISD enrolled 1,029 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Henderson ISD roughly covers schools within Rusk County with its main office in Henderson.
In the previous school year, Henderson ISD also had the largest number of students among Rusk 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson ISD | Henderson | 3,245 |
| Tatum ISD | Tatum | 1,392 |
| West Rusk County Consolidated ISD | New London | 1,029 |
| Carlisle ISD | Henderson | 646 |
| Overton ISD | Overton | 523 |
| Mount Enterprise ISD | Mount Enterprise | 501 |
| Leveretts Chapel ISD | Overton | 242 |
| Laneville ISD | LANEVILLE | 139 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
