Tyler Reporter

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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Jacksonville High School	55.1	1,265
Jacksonville Middle School	53.4	715
Nichols Intermediate School	57.1	662
Fred Douglass	61.3	602
Rusk High School	18.5	594
East Side Elementary School	37.5	571
New Summerfield School	84.9	538
Joe Wright Elementary School	54.1	536
Rusk Junior High School	20.8	481
G.W. Bradford Primary School	20.3	385
West Side Elementary School	55.4	372
Rusk Intermediate School	16.8	285
Wells School	8.5	258
Rusk Elementary School	19.5	256
Alto Elementary School	39.2	227
Alto Middle School	42.2	166
Alto High School	31.3	163
Compass Center	45	20