Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of the 5,509 students enrolled in Washington County schools, 58.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 11.5% increase over the previous school year.
Washington County enrolled the 97th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
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.
| School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|---|
| Brenham High School | 787 | 1,584 |
| Brenham Middle School | 465 | 720 |
| Krause Elementary School | 455 | 647 |
| Brenham Junior High School | 415 | 763 |
| Brenham Elementary School | 350 | 532 |
| Alton Elementary School | 282 | 467 |
| Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center | 206 | 226 |
| Burton Elementary School | 146 | 313 |
| Burton High School | 80 | 219 |
| Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus | 38 | 38 |
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