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Rusk Elementary School

203 E 7th St

Tel: (903)683-2595

Rusk Elementary School serves 320 students in grades 2-3.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the TX average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 71%.
Rusk Elementary School operates within the Rusk Independent School District.

The student population of 320 students has declined by 14% over five years.
The teacher population of 24 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.51 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	18%	52%

Black	13%	13%

White	67%	29%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.51	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	57%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	5%	6%

Rusk Independent School District's student population of 2,210 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,222 in this district is less than the state average of $12,126. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $7,961 is less than the state average of $11,704. The district spending/student has declined by 14% over four years.

School District Name	Rusk Independent School District
Number of Schools Managed	5	3
Number of Students Managed	2,210	825

District Total Revenue	$21 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$18 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,222	$12,126

District Spending / Student	$7,961	$11,704

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