Editing Gainesville, Texas (section)

=== Gainesville ISD ===

The city is served by the [[Gainesville Independent School District]], which consists of:

* Gainesville Head Start (toddlers/preschool)
* Thomas A. Edison Elementary (pre-kindergarten (age 4), kindergarten and grade 1)
* W E. Chalmers Elementary (grades 2–4)
* Gainesville Intermediate (grades 5–6)**
* Gainesville Junior High School (grades 7–8)
* Gainesville High School (grades 9-12)

The high school boasts various athletic and academic championships. The GHS varsity basketball team won the 3A-Division I State Championship in 2002, and the varsity football team won the 3A-Division I State Championship in 2003. A notable member of the 2003 championship football team was [[Darcel McBath]], who was recruited by and played for the [[Texas Tech University]] Red Raiders and was drafted in the third round of the [[2010 NFL draft]] by the [[Denver Broncos]]. Another player who went on to play for the NFL is [[Kevin Mathis]], who played first for the [[Dallas Cowboys]], then for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[New Orleans Saints]]. The high school has also been historically competitive in University Interscholastic League academic competition, boasting numerous district, regional, and state championships in many categories.

** The campus was [https://www.gainesvilleisd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=185&ModuleInstanceID=908&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=15996&PageID=866 officially renamed in 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725142835/https://www.gainesvilleisd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=185&ModuleInstanceID=908&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=15996&PageID=866 |date=July 25, 2021 }} from Robert E. Lee Intermediate School with the name change taking effect as of the 2021–2022 school year.