Grayson Times

Cooke County schools enrolled 3,464 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,897 students enrolled in Cooke County schools, 50.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 5.2% increase over the previous school year.

Cooke County enrolled the 89th 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	552	683
W. E. Chalmers Elementary School	481	716
Gainesville High School	408	863
Gainesville Junior High School	303	426
Callisburg Elementary School	274	549
Gainesville Intermediate School	263	408
Valley View Elementary School	220	373
Era School	190	542
Valley View Middle School	156	281
Callisburg High School	131	355
Valley View High School	113	266
Callisburg Middle School	110	256
Muenster Elementary School	86	307
Walnut Bend Elementary School	49	54
Sivells Bend Elementary School	44	70
Muenster High School	42	256
Lindsay Elementary School	23	257
Lindsay High School	15	229
DAEP	4	6