Wills Point ISD had the highest enrollment among Van Zandt County districts, with 2,893 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 51.9% were boys, and 48.1% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 53.4% of the Wills Point ISD total enrollment.
Among the eight districts in Van Zandt County, Van ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,358 students, while Canton ISD enrolled 2,309 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Wills Point ISD roughly covers schools within Van Zandt County with its main office in Wills Point.
In the previous school year, Wills Point ISD also had the largest number of students among Van Zandt County districts.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Wills Point ISD | Wills Point | 2,893 |
| Van ISD | Van | 2,358 |
| Canton ISD | Canton | 2,309 |
| Grand Saline ISD | Grand Saline | 1,211 |
| Edgewood ISD | Edgewood | 1,022 |
| Martins Mill ISD | MARTIN’S MILL | 496 |
| Fruitvale ISD | Fruitvale | 385 |
| Ranch Academy | Canton | 64 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
