Longview Times

There were 4,814 Black students enrolled in Harrison County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 14.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Harrison County welcomed 26,693 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 18% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Harrison County, Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,418 students.

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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville	17	14,229
Hallsville High School	6.8	1,422
Marshall High School	34.6	1,363
Marshall Junior High School	33	1,197
Hallsville Junior High School	6.8	1,126
Hallsville East Elementary School	8.2	789
Hallsville Intermediate School	5.8	722
Hallsville North Elementary School	6.6	709
Crockett Elementary School	26.8	594
Wm. B. Travis Elementary School	27	588
Sam Houston Elementary School	20.4	525
Price T. Young Elementary School	63.8	412
Elysian Fields Elementary School	10.8	381
Waskom Elementary School	12.8	375
Harleton Elementary School	1.5	331
Waskom High School	18.5	276
Marshall Early Childhood Center	50	268
Elysian Fields High School	14.2	253
Harleton High School	1.3	224
Elysian Fields Middle School	12.8	195
Waskom Middle School	16	194
Harleton Junior High School	2.6	156
George Washington Carver Elementary School	37.3	134
Marshall Early Graduation School	56.9	123
Hallsville Primary School	14	107