Tyler Reporter

Wood County schools enrolled 323 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 3.5% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 6,077 students enrolled in Wood County schools, 5.3% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Wood County enrolled the 92nd highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

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	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Alba-Golden Elementary School	7	420
Alba-Golden High School	33	441
Hawkins Elementary School	29	301
Hawkins High School / Middle	36	356
Mineola Elementary School	18	341
Mineola High School	22	487
Mineola Middle School	16	362
Mineola Primary School	2	401
Quitman Elementary School	11	548
Quitman High School	29	333
Quitman Junior High School	23	249
Winnsboro Elementary School	6	344
Winnsboro High School	25	466
Winnsboro Junior High School	31	356
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	18	301
Yantis Elementary School	6	172
Yantis School	11	199