South Brazoria News

Washington County schools enrolled 2,892 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 5,451 students enrolled in Washington County schools, 53.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 12.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Washington County enrolled the 106th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Brenham High School	640	1,557
Brenham Middle School	395	689
Brenham Elementary School	392	603
Krause Elementary School	371	578
Brenham Junior High School	359	779
Alton Elementary School	233	453
Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center	205	222
Burton Elementary School	144	298
Burton High School	106	225
Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus	47	47