North Texas News

Wise County schools enrolled 5,370 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 11,712 students enrolled in Wise County schools, 45.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Wise County enrolled the 68th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Bridgeport Elementary School	368	516
Bridgeport High School	353	628
Decatur High School	336	1,047
McCarroll Middle School	308	828
Prairie View Elementary School	298	597
Bridgeport Middle School	295	457
Chisholm Trail Middle School	284	597
Seven Hills Elementary School	276	608
Bridgeport Intermediate School	260	430
Young Elementary School	254	482
Rann Elementary School	243	518
Boyd Elementary School	241	390
Carson Elementary School	205	508
Boyd High School	179	396
Alvord Elementary School	175	377
Boyd Intermediate School	161	264
Chico Elementary School	160	289
Paradise Elementary School	154	457
Slidell Schools	145	383
Paradise High School	107	370
Boyd Middle School	107	182
Alvord Middle School	79	189
Alvord High School	77	223
Paradise Middle School	73	270
Chico High School	73	152
Chico Middle School	64	135
Paradise Intermediate School	55	186
STEM Academy at Enis Elementary	40	233