TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.2% of the students were girls, and 47.8% were boys.
The most represented ethnicity among Hallsville ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 40.1% of the student population.
Among the seven districts in Harrison County, Marshall ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 5,070 students, while Waskom ISD welcomed 845 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Hallsville ISD generally encompasses schools within Harrison County with its main office in Hallsville.
In the previous school year, Hallsville ISD had the highest number of students among Harrison County districts.
Texas is found to be 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.
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.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Hallsville ISD | Hallsville | 19,104 |
| Marshall ISD | Marshall | 5,070 |
| Waskom ISD | Waskom | 845 |
| Elysian Fields ISD | 829 | |
| Harleton ISD | 711 | |
| Panola Charter School | Carthage | 209 |
| Karnack ISD | 134 |
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