Tyler Reporter

Van Zandt County schools enrolled 6,045 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 10,717 students enrolled in Van Zandt County schools, 56.4% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.1% increase over the previous school year.

Van Zandt County enrolled the 63rd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Wills Point High School	468	803
Van High School	411	793
Wills Point Primary School	388	577
Canton Elementary School	328	571
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	328	589
Van Middle School	302	512
Wills Point Middle School	278	407
Canton High School	265	653
Wills Point Junior High School	259	389
Canton Junior High School	258	550
Canton Intermediate School	251	529
Rhodes Elementary School	250	392
Van Junior High School	229	389
Van Intermediate School	215	321
Grand Saline Elementary School	209	308
Grand Saline Intermediate School	177	281
Grand Saline High School	173	341
Edgewood Elementary School	169	272
Grand Saline Middle School	162	273
Martins Mill Elementary School	152	284
Hallie Randall Elementary School	144	204
Edgewood High School	129	314
Edgewood Intermediate School	117	225
Edgewood Middle School	111	231
Martins Mill High School	91	211
Fruitvale High School	63	108
Ranch Academy	63	93
Fruitvale Middle School	55	86
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	0	11