Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Washington County welcomed 5,509 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 40.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Washington County, Brenham High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 645 students.
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 | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Brenham High School | 40.7 | 1,584 |
| Brenham Junior High School | 41.4 | 763 |
| Brenham Middle School | 36.3 | 720 |
| Krause Elementary School | 31.5 | 647 |
| Brenham Elementary School | 37.2 | 532 |
| Alton Elementary School | 42 | 467 |
| Burton Elementary School | 73.5 | 313 |
| Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center | 12.4 | 226 |
| Burton High School | 68.5 | 219 |
| Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus | 42.1 | 38 |
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