Grayson Times

Cooke County schools enrolled 3,293 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,870 students enrolled in Cooke County schools, 47.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Cooke County enrolled the 94th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Edison Elementary School	511	712
W. E. Chalmers Elementary School	479	685
Gainesville High School	443	863
Gainesville Intermediate School	281	441
Gainesville Junior High School	255	444
Callisburg Elementary School	230	543
Valley View Elementary School	221	376
Era School	165	495
Valley View Middle School	146	294
Valley View High School	126	273
Callisburg High School	96	342
Callisburg Middle School	78	252
Muenster Elementary School	71	300
Walnut Bend Elementary School	50	56
Sivells Bend Elementary School	47	63
Lindsay Elementary School	45	258
Lindsay High School	28	232
Muenster High School	20	238
DAEP	1	3