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Cherokee County Education: 1,280 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

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.

Ethnicities in Cherokee County in 2022-23 School Year

White [48.7%]Black [11.5%]Hispanic [35.2%]Ethnicities <5% [4.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Cherokee County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Jacksonville High School14.61,331
Bullard High School4.1848
Jacksonville Middle School15.3711
Nichols Intermediate School12666
Fred Douglass15.2623
East Side Elementary School15.1615
Rusk High School12.5610
Joe Wright Elementary School22.9542
New Summerfield School1.9515
Rusk Junior High School10.7478
Bullard Middle School4.4459
Bullard Intermediate School2.5435
Bullard Elementary School5.3434
West Side Elementary School16.6404
Bullard Primary School4401
G.W. Bradford Primary School14.9376
Bullard Early Childhood3.6309
Rusk Intermediate School9.2303
Rusk Elementary School11.8288
Wells School9.3259
Alto Elementary School17.8208
Alto Middle School26.9167
Alto High School21.1161
Compass Center41.217

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