Longview Times

Rusk County schools enrolled 7,338 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,780 students enrolled in Rusk County schools, 68.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.3% increase over the previous school year.

Rusk County enrolled the 57th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Kilgore Middle School	693	910
Kilgore Primary School	557	685
Henderson High School	504	1,024
William E. Wylie Elementary School	483	699
Henderson Middle School	481	795
Kilgore Intermediate School	475	599
Carlisle School	469	608
Chandler Elementary School	410	530
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	314	402
Northside Elementary School	299	494
West Rusk High School	229	340
Tatum High School	219	473
Tatum Primary School	198	349
Tatum Middle School	192	333
West Rusk Elementary School	187	241
Tatum Elementary School	185	320
West Rusk Middle School	182	247
Billy Moore	179	179
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	166	234
West Rusk Intermediate School	160	208
Overton High School	156	249
Overton Elementary School	145	225
Mt. Enterprise High School	141	233
Laneville School	131	156
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	95	119
Leveretts Chapel High School	45	72
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	42	54
Arp Coop Alternative School	1	2