Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.9% of them were boys, and 46.1% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Brenham High School students was white, accounting for 41.6% of the student population.
Among the 10 schools in Washington County, Brenham Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 779 students, while Brenham Middle School welcomed 689 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Brenham High School is a part of Brenham ISD, which roughly covers schools within Washington County with its main office in Brenham.
In the previous school year, Brenham High School also had the highest number of students among Washington County schools.
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.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
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 Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Brenham High School | Brenham | 1,557 |
| Brenham Junior High School | Brenham | 779 |
| Brenham Middle School | Brenham | 689 |
| Brenham Elementary School | Brenham | 603 |
| Krause Elementary School | Brenham | 578 |
| Alton Elementary School | Brenham | 453 |
| Burton Elementary School | Burton | 298 |
| Burton High School | Burton | 225 |
| Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center | Brenham | 222 |
| Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus | Austin | 47 |
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