Longview Times

Rusk County schools enrolled 541 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 2.9% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 7,709 students enrolled in Rusk County schools, 7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Rusk County enrolled the 68th highest number of gifted and talented students 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 gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Carlisle School	29	623
Henderson Middle School	82	785
Laneville School	1	150
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	0	120
Leveretts Chapel High School	0	69
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	0	418
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	1	257
Mt. Enterprise High School	25	239
Northside Elementary School	45	484
Overton Elementary School	8	237
Overton High School	36	257
Tatum Elementary School	38	325
Tatum High School	45	464
Tatum Middle School	40	338
Tatum Primary School	14	349
West Rusk Elementary School	5	223
West Rusk High School	22	369
West Rusk Middle School	23	246
William E. Wylie Elementary School	42	671