Rusk County Education: 3,684 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

By Longview Times

Dec 19, 2024

There were 3,684 Hispanic students enrolled in Rusk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 34.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Rusk County, Kilgore Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 342 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Rusk County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Rusk County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Henderson High School	31.7	1,042
Kilgore Middle School	38.6	885
Henderson Middle School	34.1	785
William E. Wylie Elementary School	35.5	671
Kilgore Primary School	36.9	664
Carlisle School	54.4	623
Kilgore Intermediate School	37.8	582
Chandler Elementary School	39.5	526
Northside Elementary School	34.1	484
Tatum High School	31.3	464
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	38.5	418
West Rusk High School	24.4	369
Tatum Primary School	37.8	349
Tatum Middle School	31.1	338
Tatum Elementary School	35.4	325
Overton High School	10.9	257
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	10.9	257
West Rusk Middle School	30.5	246
Mt. Enterprise High School	11.3	239
Overton Elementary School	11.8	237
West Rusk Elementary School	34.1	223
West Rusk Intermediate School	29.8	208
Billy Moore	53.6	196
Laneville School	31.3	150
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	36.7	120
Leveretts Chapel High School	50.7	69
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	57.8	45
Arp Coop Alternative School	0	2