Wise County Education: 65 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

By North Texas News

Nov 19, 2024

There were 65 Asian students enrolled in Wise County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wise County welcomed 12,253 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Wise County, Decatur High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 students.

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 districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Wise County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Wise County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Decatur High School	1.1	1,140
McCarroll Middle School	0.6	821
Chisholm Trail Middle School	1.5	684
Seven Hills Elementary School	0.3	667
Bridgeport High School	0.2	633
Prairie View Elementary School	1.3	631
Rann Elementary School	0.4	549
Carson Elementary School	0.5	548
Bridgeport Elementary School	1	523
Boyd Elementary School	0.2	478
Young Elementary School	0.4	458
Bridgeport Middle School	0.2	455
Bridgeport Intermediate School	0.2	447
Slidell Schools	0.9	441
Paradise Elementary School	0	436
Alvord Elementary School	0	395
Paradise High School	0.3	388
Boyd High School	0	386
STEM Academy at Enis Elementary	0	322
Paradise Middle School	0	293
Chico Elementary School	0.4	263
Alvord High School	0.4	236
Boyd Middle School	0	202
Boyd Intermediate School	1	200
Alvord Middle School	0	190
Paradise Intermediate School	0	181
Chico High School	0.6	155
Chico Middle School	0.8	131