Tyler Reporter

There were 2,960 white students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cherokee County welcomed 8,096 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 36.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Cherokee County, Rusk High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 372 students.

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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Jacksonville High School	25.4	1,265
Jacksonville Middle School	27.8	715
Nichols Intermediate School	26.1	662
Fred Douglass	21.1	602
Rusk High School	62.6	594
East Side Elementary School	38	571
New Summerfield School	11.7	538
Joe Wright Elementary School	23.5	536
Rusk Junior High School	62	481
G.W. Bradford Primary School	59.7	385
West Side Elementary School	24.7	372
Rusk Intermediate School	66.3	285
Wells School	76.7	258
Rusk Elementary School	63.7	256
Alto Elementary School	33.9	227
Alto Middle School	26.5	166
Alto High School	41.1	163
Compass Center	20	20