North Texas News

Decatur High School had the highest enrollment among Wise County schools, welcoming 1,047 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.4% of them were boys, and 45.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 60.6% of the Decatur High School total enrollment.

Among the 28 schools in Wise County, McCarroll Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 828 students, while Bridgeport High School welcomed 628 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Decatur High School is a part of Decatur ISD, which roughly covers schools within Wise County with its main office in Decatur.

In the previous school year, Decatur High School also had the highest number of students among Wise County schools.

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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Decatur High School	Decatur	1,047
McCarroll Middle School	Decatur	828
Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport	628
Seven Hills Elementary School	Rhome	608
Prairie View Elementary School	Rhome	597
Chisholm Trail Middle School	Rhome	597
Rann Elementary School	Decatur	518
Bridgeport Elementary School	Bridgeport	516
Carson Elementary School	Decatur	508
Young Elementary School	Decatur	482
Bridgeport Middle School	Bridgeport	457
Paradise Elementary School	Paradise	457
Bridgeport Intermediate School	Bridgeport	430
Boyd High School	Boyd	396
Boyd Elementary School	Boyd	390
Slidell Schools	Slidell	383
Alvord Elementary School	Alvord	377
Paradise High School	Paradise	370
Chico Elementary School	Chico	289
Paradise Middle School	Paradise	270
Boyd Intermediate School	Boyd	264
STEM Academy at Enis Elementary	Livingston	233
Alvord High School	Alvord	223
Alvord Middle School	Alvord	189
Paradise Intermediate School	Paradise	186
Boyd Middle School	Boyd	182
Chico High School	Chico	152
Chico Middle School	Chico	135