Tyler Reporter

There were 827 white students enrolled in Edgewood ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Edgewood ISD schools welcomed 1,042 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Edgewood ISD roughly covers schools within Van Zandt County and has a main office in Edgewood.

Among the four schools in Edgewood ISD schools, Edgewood High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 250 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	1,042	827	79.4%
2021-22	1,029	823	80%
2020-21	963	780	81%
2019-20	978	796	81.4%