Tyler Reporter

There were 2,055 students enrolled in Rusk ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 62.9% of the Rusk ISD total enrollment.

Rusk ISD roughly covers schools within Cherokee County with its main office in Rusk.

Among the five schools in Rusk ISD, Rusk High School recorded the highest enrollment of 610 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
Rusk High School	610
Rusk Junior High School	478
G.W. Bradford Primary School	376
Rusk Intermediate School	303
Rusk Elementary School	288