Longview Times

There were 1,208 Black students enrolled in Rusk County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Rusk County welcomed 7,877 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 15.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Rusk County, Henderson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 185 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
Henderson High School	18.1	1,024
Henderson Middle School	19.2	795
William E. Wylie Elementary School	17.9	699
Carlisle School	4.1	608
Northside Elementary School	19.4	494
Tatum High School	20.9	473
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	20.6	402
Tatum Primary School	14	349
West Rusk High School	13.5	340
Tatum Middle School	14.4	333
Tatum Elementary School	15.9	320
Overton High School	8	249
West Rusk Middle School	12.1	247
West Rusk Elementary School	7.5	241
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	9.8	234
Mt. Enterprise High School	10.7	233
Overton Elementary School	14.7	225
West Rusk Intermediate School	12	208
Laneville School	36.5	156
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	5.9	119
Leveretts Chapel High School	11.1	72
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	3.7	54
Arp Coop Alternative School	0	2