Of the 40,781 citizens living in Upshur County in 2021, 95.9% said they were only one race, while 4.1% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
Of the 29 students in Overton ISD's schools, 22 (75.9%) weren't on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2020-21 school year, according to Longview Times' analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Of the 1,321 students in Hallsville ISD's schools, 1,019 (77.1%) weren't on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2020-21 school year, according to Longview Times' analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).