Tyler Reporter

Cherokee County schools enrolled 7,354 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,887 students enrolled in Cherokee County schools, 67.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.6% increase over the previous school year.

Cherokee County enrolled the 56th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged 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 Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Jacksonville High School	984	1,265
Jacksonville Middle School	592	715
Nichols Intermediate School	554	662
Fred Douglass	517	602
Joe Wright Elementary School	479	536
New Summerfield School	467	538
East Side Elementary School	427	571
Rusk High School	375	594
West Side Elementary School	353	372
Rusk Junior High School	334	481
G.W. Bradford Primary School	310	385
Bullard High School	230	837
Rusk Intermediate School	207	285
Rusk Elementary School	193	256
Wells School	177	258
Alto Elementary School	165	227
Bullard Middle School	156	449
Bullard Intermediate School	151	445
Bullard Primary School	149	393
Bullard Early Childhood	139	286
Alto Middle School	129	166
Bullard Elementary School	127	381
Alto High School	124	163
Compass Center	15	20