Enrollment at Tom Bean ISD schools increased by 1.4% compared to previous school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

By Grayson Times

Sep 2, 2024

There were 666 students enrolled in Tom Bean ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 79.1% of the Tom Bean ISD total enrollment.

Tom Bean ISD roughly covers schools within Grayson County with its main office in Tom Bean.

Among the three schools in Tom Bean ISD, Tom Bean Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 319 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

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