Tyler Reporter

Wills Point High School had the highest enrollment among Van Zandt County schools, welcoming 803 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 58.9% 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 793 students, while Canton High School welcomed 653 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Wills Point High School	Wills Point	803
Van High School	Van	793
Canton High School	Canton	653
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	Wills Point	589
Wills Point Primary School	Wills Point	577
Canton Elementary School	Canton	571
Canton Junior High School	Canton	550
Canton Intermediate School	Canton	529
Van Middle School	Van	512
Wills Point Middle School	Wills Point	407
Rhodes Elementary School	Van	392
Van Junior High School	Van	389
Wills Point Junior High School	Wills Point	389
Grand Saline High School	Grand Saline	341
Van Intermediate School	Van	321
Edgewood High School	Edgewood	314
Grand Saline Elementary School	Grand Saline	308
Martins Mill Elementary School	Martin's Mill	284
Grand Saline Intermediate School	Grand Saline	281
Grand Saline Middle School	Grand Saline	273
Edgewood Elementary School	Edgewood	272
Edgewood Middle School	Edgewood	231
Edgewood Intermediate School	Edgewood	225
Martins Mill High School	Martin's Mill	211
Hallie Randall Elementary School	Fruitvale	204
Fruitvale High School	Fruitvale	108
Ranch Academy	Canton	93
Fruitvale Middle School	Fruitvale	86
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	Grand Saline	11