Longview Times

Henderson High School had the highest enrollment among Rusk County schools, welcoming 1,042 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.1% of the students were girls, and 46.9% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Henderson High School students was white, accounting for 46.2% of the student population.

Among the 28 schools in Rusk County, Kilgore Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 885 students, while Henderson Middle School welcomed 785 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Henderson High School is a part of Henderson ISD, which roughly covers schools within Rusk County with its main office in Henderson.

In the previous school year, Henderson High School also had the highest number of students among Rusk 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.

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 Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Henderson High School	Henderson	1,042
Kilgore Middle School	Kilgore	885
Henderson Middle School	Henderson	785
William E. Wylie Elementary School	Henderson	671
Kilgore Primary School	Kilgore	664
Carlisle School	Henderson	623
Kilgore Intermediate School	Kilgore	582
Chandler Elementary School	Kilgore	526
Northside Elementary School	Henderson	484
Tatum High School	Tatum	464
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	Henderson	418
West Rusk High School	New London	369
Tatum Primary School	Tatum	349
Tatum Middle School	Tatum	338
Tatum Elementary School	Tatum	325
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	Mount Enterprise	257
Overton High School	Overton	257
West Rusk Middle School	New London	246
Mt. Enterprise High School	Mount Enterprise	239
Overton Elementary School	Overton	237
West Rusk Elementary School	New London	223
West Rusk Intermediate School	New London	208
Billy Moore	Austin	196
Laneville School	Laneville	150
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	Overton	120
Leveretts Chapel High School	Overton	69
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	Overton	45
Arp Coop Alternative School	New London	2