Tatum Primary School

Tatum Primary School operates as a small elementary school in TATUM, Texas. Total enrollment is 328 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 2. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 37% lower.

Besides Tatum Primary School, TATUM ISD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,392 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Tatum Primary School is White, with 41% of students. The remaining shares are 40% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. Rusk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.

There are 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tatum Primary School, giving a ratio of 19.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A total of 234 students, or 71%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Rusk County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,658, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Rusk County's 29 public schools enroll about 10,350 students and include Tatum Primary School.

Of the public schools around it, Tatum Primary School is closest to Tatum Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 317 to 328, a 3% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).

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