Grayson Times

There were 206 Black students enrolled in Cooke County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cooke County welcomed 6,870 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 3% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Cooke County, Gainesville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 59 students.

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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gainesville High School	6.8	863
Edison Elementary School	5.6	712
W. E. Chalmers Elementary School	5.3	685
Callisburg Elementary School	1.7	543
Era School	0.2	495
Gainesville Junior High School	5.4	444
Gainesville Intermediate School	5	441
Valley View Elementary School	0.5	376
Callisburg High School	1.2	342
Muenster Elementary School	0	300
Valley View Middle School	1	294
Valley View High School	0	273
Lindsay Elementary School	0	258
Callisburg Middle School	1.2	252
Muenster High School	0.4	238
Lindsay High School	0.9	232
Sivells Bend Elementary School	0	63
Walnut Bend Elementary School	0	56
DAEP	0	3