Tyler Reporter

There were 1,280 Black students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cherokee County welcomed 11,160 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 11.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Cherokee County, Jacksonville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 194 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Jacksonville High School	14.6	1,331
Bullard High School	4.1	848
Jacksonville Middle School	15.3	711
Nichols Intermediate School	12	666
Fred Douglass	15.2	623
East Side Elementary School	15.1	615
Rusk High School	12.5	610
Joe Wright Elementary School	22.9	542
New Summerfield School	1.9	515
Rusk Junior High School	10.7	478
Bullard Middle School	4.4	459
Bullard Intermediate School	2.5	435
Bullard Elementary School	5.3	434
West Side Elementary School	16.6	404
Bullard Primary School	4	401
G.W. Bradford Primary School	14.9	376
Bullard Early Childhood	3.6	309
Rusk Intermediate School	9.2	303
Rusk Elementary School	11.8	288
Wells School	9.3	259
Alto Elementary School	17.8	208
Alto Middle School	26.9	167
Alto High School	21.1	161
Compass Center	41.2	17