West Rusk County Consolidated ISD Education: 1,038 students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

By Longview Times

Dec 17, 2023

There were 1,038 students enrolled in West Rusk County Consolidated ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 54.6% of the West Rusk County Consolidated ISD total enrollment.

West Rusk County Consolidated ISD roughly covers schools within Rusk County with its main office in New London.

Among the five schools in West Rusk County Consolidated ISD, West Rusk High School recorded the highest enrollment of 340 students in the 2021-22 school year.

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.

Enrollment in West Rusk County Consolidated ISD Over 3 Years