Grayson Times

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Cooke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,897 students attending Cooke County schools, 55.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36.8% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Cooke County, comprising 55.7% of the student body.

Era School and Gainesville Junior High School had the most diverse student body in Cooke County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0.4% when compared to the previous year.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Callisburg Elementary School	White	78%	549
Callisburg High School	White	83.9%	355
Callisburg Middle School	White	82%	256
DAEP	White	66.7%	6
Edison Elementary School	Hispanic	63%	683
Era School	White	81.7%	542
Gainesville High School	Hispanic	62.6%	863
Gainesville Intermediate School	Hispanic	58.8%	408
Gainesville Junior High School	Hispanic	65.3%	426
Lindsay Elementary School	White	92.2%	257
Lindsay High School	White	94.3%	229
Muenster Elementary School	White	88.3%	307
Muenster High School	White	93%	256
Sivells Bend Elementary School	White	82.9%	70
Valley View Elementary School	White	62.5%	373
Valley View High School	White	63.2%	266
Valley View Middle School	White	56.6%	281
W. E. Chalmers Elementary School	Hispanic	58.5%	716
Walnut Bend Elementary School	White	75.9%	54