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HALLSVILLE — Nearly 4,000 students statewide are enrolled in Hallsville Independent School District’s online school, an administrator announced during a school board meeting Monday night.

The first-year enrollment for Texas Virtual School at Hallsville surpasses the estimate of more than 2,000 students that Todd Thorpe, K12 Virtual Schools regional vice president, had provided in May. The enrollment is “massive,” coordinator Julie Smith said, but fewer than 10 of those students live in the Hallsville school district area.

“I believe in your board book it shows there were 2,923 students enrolled as of last Monday. This morning, it was 3,793. This afternoon, it was 3,880, so it’s progressing at a rapid pace and we’re trying to keep up with all of that. It’s super exciting,” Smith said.

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