📍 132 Bobcat Trl, Gary, Panola County, 75643
Gary School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Gary, Panola County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samantha Davis. It is part of the Gary Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gary School enrolls 493 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 446 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 493 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 9.
Gary School is one of 1 schools in GARY ISD, based in GARY, Texas. The district serves 476 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Gary School is close to the district average of about 476 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant