Tyler Reporter

Wills Point High School had the highest enrollment among Van Zandt County schools, welcoming 777 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.2% of the students were girls, and 49.8% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 63.8% of the Wills Point High School total enrollment.

Among the 29 schools in Van Zandt County, Van High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 745 students, while Canton High School welcomed 652 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Wills Point High School is a part of Wills Point ISD, which roughly covers schools within Van Zandt County with its main office in Wills Point.

In the previous school year, Wills Point High School also had the highest number of students among Van Zandt County schools.

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.

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 Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Wills Point High School	Wills Point	777
Van High School	Van	745
Canton High School	Canton	652
Canton Elementary School	Canton	587
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	Wills Point	559
Canton Intermediate School	Canton	541
Wills Point Primary School	Wills Point	524
Van Middle School	Van	518
Canton Junior High School	Canton	504
Wills Point Junior High School	Wills Point	430
Van Junior High School	Van	414
Rhodes Elementary School	Van	353
Wills Point Middle School	Wills Point	345
Van Intermediate School	Van	343
Edgewood High School	Edgewood	329
Grand Saline High School	Grand Saline	320
Grand Saline Elementary School	Grand Saline	317
Martins Mill Elementary School	Martin's Mill	295
Grand Saline Middle School	Grand Saline	265
Edgewood Elementary School	Edgewood	264
Grand Saline Intermediate School	Grand Saline	264
Edgewood Middle School	Edgewood	227
Hallie Randall Elementary School	Fruitvale	220
Martins Mill High School	Martin's Mill	216
Edgewood Intermediate School	Edgewood	209
Fruitvale High School	Fruitvale	115
Fruitvale Middle School	Fruitvale	93
Ranch Academy	Canton	75
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	Grand Saline	9