Tyler Reporter

Van Zandt County schools enrolled 4,174 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 13.7% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 10,510 students enrolled in Van Zandt County schools, 39.7% of them are considered to be at risk.

Van Zandt County had the 67th highest number of at-risk 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 at-risk students	Total Number of students
Wills Point High School	303	777
Van High School	330	745
Canton High School	140	652
Canton Elementary School	290	587
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	227	559
Canton Intermediate School	288	541
Wills Point Primary School	94	524
Van Middle School	247	518
Canton Junior High School	207	504
Wills Point Junior High School	81	430
Van Junior High School	198	414
Rhodes Elementary School	172	353
Wills Point Middle School	89	345
Van Intermediate School	114	343
Edgewood High School	102	329
Grand Saline High School	168	320
Grand Saline Elementary School	136	317
Martins Mill Elementary School	94	295
Grand Saline Middle School	147	265
Edgewood Elementary School	34	264
Grand Saline Intermediate School	133	264
Edgewood Middle School	99	227
Hallie Randall Elementary School	122	220
Martins Mill High School	82	216
Edgewood Intermediate School	70	209
Fruitvale High School	49	115
Fruitvale Middle School	74	93
Ranch Academy	75	75
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	9	9