Rusk High School
Public high school in Rusk, Texas · Rusk ISD · Grades 9–12
Rusk High School serves 621 students in grades 9–12 in Rusk (Cherokee County). It is one of 5 schools in Rusk ISD. By enrollment it is the 798th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 44.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Rusk ISD |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483836004274 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rusk ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 621 | 2,057 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.5% | 63.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Rusk High School in context
Size
Rusk High School is the only high school in Rusk ISD. Its 621 students are 30.2% of the district's 2,057. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.4 miles away and have a median of 222 students, so Rusk High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 185 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 129, against an average of 155 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (129 against 185). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 60.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Rusk ISD (62.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 20.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.9% across Rusk ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Rusk High School has 44.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 621 students would have about 44.4 teachers, so Rusk High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Alto High School, 9.3 miles away in Alto ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 60.5% |
| Hispanic | 20.9% |
| Black | 13.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 185 |
| Grade 10 | 151 |
| Grade 11 | 156 |
| Grade 12 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
495 Eagle Dr., Rusk, TX 75785
Phone: (903)683-5401
Website: ruskisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rusk High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto High School | Alto ISD | 9.3 mi | 146 | 7.9 | 78.1% |
| Compass Center | Jacksonville ISD | 12.7 mi | 20 | 4.4 | 95% |
| Jacksonville High School | Jacksonville ISD | 13.5 mi | 1,270 | 14.2 | 84.1% |
| Cushing School | Cushing ISD | 18.2 mi | 298 | 11.3 | 67.4% |
| Neches High School | Neches ISD | 20.6 mi | 142 | 9.5 | 40.1% |
| Slocum High School | Slocum ISD | 21.4 mi | 86 | 7.5 | 40.7% |
| Troup High School | Troup ISD | 25.8 mi | 311 | 10.6 | 48.2% |
| Bullard High School | Bullard ISD | 26.3 mi | 909 | 12.3 | 21.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rusk ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gw Bradford Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 379 |
| Rusk Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 298 |
| Rusk Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 301 |
| Rusk Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 458 |