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Rusk J H School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1345 S Main St
Rusk, TX 75785
Phone
(903) 683-2502
District
RUSK ISD
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
481
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.3% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Rusk J H School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
39%
35%
41%
25%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
41%
55%
54%
32%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
47%
62%
56%
41%
37%
52%
47%
62%
56%
41%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 155 32.2%
Grade 7 159 33.1%
Grade 8 167 34.7%
Total 481 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.6% 65.9% 27.3%
Black 12.1% 13.5% 13.2%
Hispanic 22.0% 20.3% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.4% 70.9% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 58.0% 60.3% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.4% 10.6% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,812 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 39.6 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,726 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.3% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.4% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.0% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.0% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.7% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,140 $14,537,040 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $610 $1,241,960 4.9%
Staff $264 $537,504 2.1%
General Administration $208 $423,488 1.7%
School Administration $658 $1,339,688 5.3%
Operation $880 $1,791,680 7.1%
Transportation $215 $437,740 1.7%
Other $451 $918,236 3.6%
Total Support $3,286 $6,690,296 26.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,017 $4,106,612 16.2%
Total Expenditures $12,443 $25,333,948 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%