Longview Times

There were 31 American Indian students enrolled in Rusk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Rusk County welcomed 10,774 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Rusk County, West Rusk High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five students.

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.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Henderson High School	0.2	1,042
Kilgore Middle School	0.1	885
Henderson Middle School	0.5	785
William E. Wylie Elementary School	0.3	671
Kilgore Primary School	0.6	664
Carlisle School	0.2	623
Kilgore Intermediate School	0.3	582
Chandler Elementary School	0	526
Northside Elementary School	0.4	484
Tatum High School	0	464
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	0.2	418
West Rusk High School	1.4	369
Tatum Primary School	0	349
Tatum Middle School	0.3	338
Tatum Elementary School	0.3	325
Overton High School	0.8	257
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	0	257
West Rusk Middle School	0.4	246
Mt. Enterprise High School	0.4	239
Overton Elementary School	0	237
West Rusk Elementary School	0	223
West Rusk Intermediate School	0.5	208
Billy Moore	0	196
Laneville School	0	150
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	0	120
Leveretts Chapel High School	0	69
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	0	45
Arp Coop Alternative School	0	2