Tyler Reporter

Van Zandt County schools enrolled 5,864 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,510 students enrolled in Van Zandt County schools, 55.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 11.4% increase over the previous school year.

Van Zandt County enrolled the 64th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Van High School	392	745
Wills Point High School	383	777
Wills Point Primary School	373	524
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	363	559
Van Middle School	314	518
Canton Elementary School	312	587
Wills Point Junior High School	274	430
Van Junior High School	255	414
Canton Intermediate School	251	541
Canton High School	244	652
Wills Point Middle School	244	345
Van Intermediate School	238	343
Rhodes Elementary School	238	353
Grand Saline Elementary School	220	317
Canton Junior High School	216	504
Grand Saline Intermediate School	163	264
Hallie Randall Elementary School	157	220
Grand Saline High School	157	320
Edgewood Elementary School	155	264
Martins Mill Elementary School	153	295
Grand Saline Middle School	142	265
Edgewood High School	137	329
Edgewood Middle School	104	227
Edgewood Intermediate School	98	209
Martins Mill High School	97	216
Fruitvale High School	70	115
Ranch Academy	64	75
Fruitvale Middle School	50	93
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	0	9