Tyler Reporter

There were 1,146 Black students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% less 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, Black comprised 14.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Cherokee County, Jacksonville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 202 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Jacksonville High School	16	1,265
Jacksonville Middle School	14.5	715
Nichols Intermediate School	12.2	662
Fred Douglass	15.3	602
Rusk High School	14.6	594
East Side Elementary School	16.8	571
New Summerfield School	2.4	538
Joe Wright Elementary School	19.2	536
Rusk Junior High School	11.4	481
G.W. Bradford Primary School	14	385
West Side Elementary School	14.8	372
Rusk Intermediate School	10.5	285
Wells School	8.5	258
Rusk Elementary School	11.7	256
Alto Elementary School	17.6	227
Alto Middle School	22.3	166
Alto High School	24.5	163
Compass Center	25	20