North Texas News

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Wise County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 12,253 students attending Wise County schools, 61.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Wise County, comprising 62.6% of the student body.

Prairie View Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 46.3% white students, 44.8% Hispanic students, 5.4% Black students, 1.7% multiracial students, 1.3% Asian students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.2% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 4.6% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Alvord Elementary School	White	80.8%	395
Alvord High School	White	81.4%	236
Alvord Middle School	White	82.1%	190
Boyd Elementary School	White	71.5%	478
Boyd High School	White	80.1%	386
Boyd Intermediate School	White	76.5%	200
Boyd Middle School	White	78.7%	202
Bridgeport Elementary School	Hispanic	54.1%	523
Bridgeport High School	Hispanic	52.9%	633
Bridgeport Intermediate School	Hispanic	50.3%	447
Bridgeport Middle School	Hispanic	53.2%	455
Carson Elementary School	White	61.1%	548
Chico Elementary School	White	66.5%	263
Chico High School	White	63.9%	155
Chico Middle School	White	59.5%	131
Chisholm Trail Middle School	White	49.7%	684
Decatur High School	White	59%	1,140
McCarroll Middle School	White	57.6%	821
Paradise Elementary School	White	78.9%	436
Paradise High School	White	77.1%	388
Paradise Intermediate School	White	80.1%	181
Paradise Middle School	White	80.9%	293
Prairie View Elementary School	White	46.3%	631
Rann Elementary School	Hispanic	55.7%	549
STEM Academy at Enis Elementary	White	79.2%	322
Seven Hills Elementary School	White	60.1%	667
Slidell Schools	White	69.6%	441
Young Elementary School	White	64.8%	458