Grayson Times

Finley-Oates Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Fannin County schools, welcoming 550 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 54.9% of the Finley-Oates Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 23 schools in Fannin County, Bonham High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 507 students, while Evans Elementary School welcomed 375 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Finley-Oates Elementary School is a part of Bonham ISD, which roughly covers schools within Fannin County with its main office in Bonham.

In the previous school year, Finley-Oates Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Fannin County schools.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Finley-Oates Elementary School	Bonham	550
Bonham High School	Bonham	507
Evans Elementary School	Bonham	375
Dodd City School	Dodd City	328
Trenton Elementary School	Trenton	312
Rather L. High School	Bonham	302
Sam Rayburn Elementary School	Ivanhoe	285
Honey Grove Elementary School	Honey Grove	269
Leonard High School	Leonard	264
Leonard Elementary School	Leonard	254
Rayburn High School	Ivanhoe	233
Trenton High School	Trenton	222
Honey Grove High School	Honey Grove	217
Trenton Middle School	Trenton	191
Savoy Elementary School	Savoy	189
Leonard Junior High School	Leonard	187
Honey Grove Middle School	Honey Grove	154
Bailey Inglish Early Childhood Center	Bonham	153
Ector Elementary School	Ector	126
Leonard Intermediate School	Leonard	122
Savoy High School	Savoy	117
Ector High School	Ector	108
Fannindel High School	Ladonia	75