Longview Times

Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville had the highest enrollment among Harrison County schools, welcoming 14,229 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.5% of the students were girls, and 46.5% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville students was Hispanic, accounting for 48% of the student population.

Among the 26 schools in Harrison County, Hallsville High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,422 students, while Marshall High School welcomed 1,363 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville is a part of Hallsville ISD, which roughly covers schools within Harrison County with its main office in Hallsville.

In the previous school year, Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville also had the highest number of students among Harrison County schools.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville	Hallsville	14,229
Hallsville High School	Hallsville	1,422
Marshall High School	Marshall	1,363
Marshall Junior High School	Marshall	1,197
Hallsville Junior High School	Hallsville	1,126
Hallsville East Elementary School	Hallsville	789
Hallsville Intermediate School	Hallsville	722
Hallsville North Elementary School	Hallsville	709
Crockett Elementary School	Marshall	594
Wm. B. Travis Elementary School	Marshall	588
Sam Houston Elementary School	Marshall	525
Price T. Young Elementary School	Marshall	412
Elysian Fields Elementary School	Elysian Fields	381
Waskom Elementary School	Waskom	375
Harleton Elementary School	Harleton	331
Waskom High School	Waskom	276
Marshall Early Childhood Center	Marshall	268
Elysian Fields High School	Elysian Fields	253
Harleton High School	Harleton	224
Elysian Fields Middle School	Elysian Fields	195
Waskom Middle School	Waskom	194
Harleton Junior High School	Harleton	156
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Karnack	134
Marshall Early Graduation School	Marshall	123
Texas Early College High School	Marshall	111
Hallsville Primary School	Hallsville	107