Tyler Reporter

Cherokee County schools enrolled 774 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 52.7% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 10,887 students enrolled in Cherokee County schools, 7.1% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Cherokee County enrolled the 57th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Alto Elementary School	5	227
Alto High School	13	163
Alto Middle School	10	166
Bullard Early Childhood	0	286
Bullard Elementary School	33	381
Bullard High School	59	837
Bullard Intermediate School	57	445
Bullard Middle School	38	449
Bullard Primary School	12	393
Compass Center	1	20
East Side Elementary School	54	571
Fred Douglass	31	602
G.W. Bradford Primary School	0	385
Jacksonville High School	103	1,265
Jacksonville Middle School	88	715
Joe Wright Elementary School	20	536
New Summerfield School	15	538
Nichols Intermediate School	92	662
Rusk Elementary School	6	256
Rusk High School	50	594
Rusk Intermediate School	20	285
Rusk Junior High School	29	481
Wells School	15	258
West Side Elementary School	23	372