Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
This is six fewer than the year before.
Rusk County was ranked 69th in enrollment among Texas counties.
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.
Enrollment rate of Rusk County schools in 2022-2023 school year
| School | Number of Students in 2022-2023 year | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Moore | 196 | 9.5% |
| Carlisle School | 623 | 2.5% |
| Chandler Elementary School | 526 | -0.8% |
| Henderson High School | 1,042 | 1.8% |
| Henderson Middle School | 785 | -1.3% |
| Kilgore Intermediate School | 582 | -2.8% |
| Kilgore Middle School | 885 | -2.7% |
| Kilgore Primary School | 664 | -3.1% |
| Laneville School | 150 | -3.8% |
| Leveretts Chapel Elementary School | 120 | 0.8% |
| Leveretts Chapel High School | 69 | -4.2% |
| Leveretts Chapel Junior High School | 45 | -16.7% |
| Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School | 418 | 4% |
| Mt. Enterprise Elementary School | 257 | 9.8% |
| Mt. Enterprise High School | 239 | 2.6% |
| Northside Elementary School | 484 | -2% |
| Overton Elementary School | 237 | 5.3% |
| Overton High School | 257 | 3.2% |
| Tatum Elementary School | 325 | 1.6% |
| Tatum High School | 464 | -1.9% |
| Tatum Middle School | 338 | 1.5% |
| Tatum Primary School | 349 | 0% |
| West Rusk Elementary School | 223 | -7.5% |
| West Rusk High School | 369 | 8.5% |
| West Rusk Middle School | 246 | -0.4% |
| William E. Wylie Elementary School | 671 | -4% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Tatum Middle• Mt Enterprise Elementary• Kilgore Intermediate• West Rusk Middle• Leveretts Chapel High School• Kilgore Middle• Mt Enterprise High School• Tatum Elementary• Laneville School• Leveretts Chapel Elementary School• Carlisle School• Kilgore Primary• West Rusk Elementary• Overton Elementary• William E. Wylie Elementary• West Rusk High School• Chandler Elementary• Tatum High School• Northside Elementary• Henderson High School• Monnie Meyer Wylie Pri• Billy Moore• Leveretts Chapel Junior High• Overton High School• Henderson Middle• Tatum Pri
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