Decatur ISD had the highest enrollment among Wise County districts, with 3,786 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 51.1% were boys, and 48.9% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 57.2% of the Decatur ISD total enrollment.
Among the seven districts in Wise County, Bridgeport ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,133 students, while Boyd ISD enrolled 1,386 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Decatur ISD roughly covers schools within Wise County with its main office in Decatur.
In the previous school year, Decatur ISD also had the largest number of students among Wise County districts.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur ISD | Decatur | 3,786 |
| Bridgeport ISD | Bridgeport | 2,133 |
| Boyd ISD | Boyd | 1,386 |
| Paradise ISD | Paradise | 1,331 |
| Alvord ISD | Alvord | 844 |
| Chico ISD | Chico | 572 |
| Slidell ISD | SLIDELL | 497 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
