Longview Times

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Rusk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,443 students attending Rusk County schools, 45.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 34.8% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Rusk County, comprising 46.2% of the student body.

Henderson Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 40.4% white students, 36.4% Hispanic students, 17.3% Black students, 4.2% multiracial students, 1.1% Asian students, 0.5% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 3.1%.

“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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Billy Moore	Hispanic	42.9%	140
Carlisle School	Hispanic	54.1%	639
Chandler Elementary School	Hispanic	41.4%	527
Henderson High School	White	43.7%	983
Henderson Middle School	White	40.4%	759
Kilgore Intermediate School	White	42.8%	512
Kilgore Middle School	White	43%	861
Kilgore Primary School	White	41.9%	657
Laneville School	White	32.9%	140
Leveretts Chapel Elementary School	White	52.2%	115
Leveretts Chapel High School	Hispanic	50%	68
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School	White	47.3%	55
Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School	Hispanic	39%	436
Mt. Enterprise Elementary School	White	74.9%	243
Mt. Enterprise High School	White	75.4%	264
Northside Elementary School	White	38.1%	454
Overton Elementary School	White	66.4%	262
Overton High School	White	68%	272
Tatum Elementary School	White	43.2%	294
Tatum High School	White	47.7%	449
Tatum Middle School	White	48.3%	333
Tatum Primary School	White	42.3%	307
West Rusk Elementary School	White	52.1%	217
West Rusk High School	White	58.5%	349
West Rusk Intermediate School	White	50.2%	203
West Rusk Middle School	White	51.6%	244
William E. Wylie Elementary School	White	41.1%	660