Grayson Times

There were 7,045 students enrolled in Cooke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Cooke County had the 83rd largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that white students made up 54.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Cooke County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 37.5%, Black students at 2.2%, Asian students at 0.7%, American Indian students at 0.4%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 4.3%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“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 stated in an interview.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Callisburg Elementary School	549	556	1.3%
Callisburg High School	355	335	-5.6%
Callisburg Middle School	256	295	15.2%
DAEP	6	5	-16.7%
Edison Elementary School	683	618	-9.5%
Era School	542	509	-6.1%
Gainesville High School	863	872	1%
Gainesville Intermediate School	408	463	13.5%
Gainesville Junior High School	426	421	-1.2%
Lindsay Elementary School	257	271	5.4%
Lindsay High School	229	213	-7%
Lone Star High School North	108	140	29.6%
Muenster Elementary School	307	309	0.7%
Muenster High School	256	256	0%
Sivells Bend Elementary School	70	74	5.7%
Valley View Elementary School	373	374	0.3%
Valley View High School	266	280	5.3%
Valley View Middle School	281	276	-1.8%
W. E. Chalmers Elementary School	716	714	-0.3%
Walnut Bend Elementary School	54	64	18.5%