North Texas News

Wise County schools enrolled 5,890 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 12,253 students enrolled in Wise County schools, 48.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 9.7% increase over the previous school year.

Wise County enrolled the 65th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Decatur High School	477	1,140
McCarroll Middle School	384	821
Bridgeport Elementary School	366	523
Bridgeport High School	356	633
Chisholm Trail Middle School	347	684
Rann Elementary School	346	549
Prairie View Elementary School	341	631
Seven Hills Elementary School	318	667
Bridgeport Intermediate School	297	447
Boyd Elementary School	272	478
Bridgeport Middle School	266	455
Young Elementary School	256	458
Carson Elementary School	244	548
Slidell Schools	209	441
Alvord Elementary School	161	395
Boyd High School	152	386
Chico Elementary School	150	263
Paradise Elementary School	149	436
Boyd Intermediate School	114	200
Boyd Middle School	97	202
Paradise High School	94	388
Chico High School	82	155
Chico Middle School	77	131
Paradise Middle School	73	293
Alvord High School	72	236
STEM Academy at Enis Elementary	70	322
Alvord Middle School	65	190
Paradise Intermediate School	55	181