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Best High Schools in Cherokee County, TX

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Schools

2,057

Students

Districts

Top rankedRusk High School1025^th of 2,057 Texas high schools

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Rusk High School up 21 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Alto High School	Public	9-12	248 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7110	146	19	7.8	78.1%	37 (25.3%)	43 (29.5%)	51 (34.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	38.9	1295^th of 2057 public high schools	37.0%		34.4	1282^nd of 1974 public high schools	35.1%	13	25.7	71.4	46.9	48.7	64.1	$18,502
Jacksonville High School	Public	9-12	1210 Corinth Rd	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-3661	1,270	89	14.2	84.1%	298 (23.5%)	174 (13.7%)	754 (59.4%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.6%)	28.3	1542^nd of 2057 public high schools	25.0%		35.6	1261^st of 1974 public high schools	36.1%	281	25.7	54.3	40.8	45.9	60.8	$9,229
Compass Center	Public	7-12	436 S W Loop 456	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 589-3926	20	5	4.4	95.0%	4 (20.0%)	9 (45.0%)	7 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$24,153
Rusk High School	Public	9-12	495 Eagle Dr	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 683-5401	621	45	13.8	61.5%	376 (60.5%)	85 (13.7%)	130 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	47.9	1025^th of 2057 public high schools	50.2%		44.8	1046^th of 1974 public high schools	47.0%	21	31.1	60.9	53.7	66.3	72.4	$12,363

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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