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There were 3,620 Hispanic students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 3,620 Hispanic students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% 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, Hispanic comprised 44.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Cherokee County, Jacksonville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 697 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.

Ethnicities in Cherokee County in 2021-22 School Year

White [36.6%]Black [14.2%]Hispanic [44.7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Cherokee County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Jacksonville High School55.11,265
Jacksonville Middle School53.4715
Nichols Intermediate School57.1662
Fred Douglass61.3602
Rusk High School18.5594
East Side Elementary School37.5571
New Summerfield School84.9538
Joe Wright Elementary School54.1536
Rusk Junior High School20.8481
G.W. Bradford Primary School20.3385
West Side Elementary School55.4372
Rusk Intermediate School16.8285
Wells School8.5258
Rusk Elementary School19.5256
Alto Elementary School39.2227
Alto Middle School42.2166
Alto High School31.3163
Compass Center4520

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