Grayson Times

Sherman ISD had the highest enrollment among Grayson County districts, welcoming 7,719 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Sherman ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 44.0% of the student population.

Among the 13 districts in Grayson County, Denison ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 4,677 students, while Van Alstyne ISD welcomed 2,048 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Sherman ISD generally encompasses schools within Grayson County with its main office in Sherman.

In the previous school year, Sherman ISD had the highest number of students among Grayson County districts.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Sherman ISD	Sherman	7,719
Denison ISD	Denison	4,677
Van Alstyne ISD	Van Alstyne	2,048
Whitesboro ISD	Whitesboro	1,720
Pottsboro ISD	Pottsboro	1,434
Howe ISD	Howe	1,249
Gunter ISD	Gunter	1,115
S. And S. CISD	Sadler	991
Bells ISD	Bells	885
Whitewright ISD	Whitewright	755
Tioga ISD	Tioga	706
Tom Bean ISD	Tom Bean	657
Collinsville ISD	Collinsville	560