Longview Times

Rusk County schools enrolled 7,510 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,774 students enrolled in Rusk County schools, 69.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.3% increase over the previous school year.

Rusk County enrolled the 56th 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	665	885
Henderson High School	627	1,042
Kilgore Primary School	541	664
Carlisle School	513	623
Henderson Middle School	458	785
Kilgore Intermediate School	446	582
William E. Wylie Elementary School	443	671
Chandler Elementary School	400	526
Northside Elementary School	311	484
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	294	418
West Rusk High School	260	369
Tatum High School	237	464
Tatum Primary School	234	349
Tatum Elementary School	205	325
Tatum Middle School	204	338
Billy Moore	196	196
West Rusk Middle School	181	246
West Rusk Elementary School	179	223
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	175	257
Overton Elementary School	172	237
West Rusk Intermediate School	170	208
Overton High School	169	257
Mt. Enterprise High School	153	239
Laneville School	109	150
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	92	120
Leveretts Chapel High School	43	69
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	32	45
Arp Coop Alternative School	1	2