Grayson Times

There were 2,498 Hispanic students enrolled in Cooke County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4% 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, Hispanic comprised 36.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Cooke County, Gainesville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 524 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gainesville High School	60.7	863
Edison Elementary School	60.5	712
W. E. Chalmers Elementary School	55.5	685
Callisburg Elementary School	15.5	543
Era School	12.5	495
Gainesville Junior High School	62.8	444
Gainesville Intermediate School	59	441
Valley View Elementary School	35.1	376
Callisburg High School	14.9	342
Muenster Elementary School	6	300
Valley View Middle School	34.4	294
Valley View High School	33.7	273
Lindsay Elementary School	3.9	258
Callisburg Middle School	14.3	252
Muenster High School	4.6	238
Lindsay High School	2.6	232
Sivells Bend Elementary School	9.5	63
Walnut Bend Elementary School	25	56
DAEP	33.3	3