Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Washington County welcomed 5,404 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in Washington County, Brenham High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 35 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Brenham High School | 2.2 | 1,557 |
| Brenham Junior High School | 1.2 | 779 |
| Brenham Middle School | 1.5 | 689 |
| Brenham Elementary School | 0.7 | 603 |
| Krause Elementary School | 1.2 | 578 |
| Alton Elementary School | 0.9 | 453 |
| Burton Elementary School | 0.3 | 298 |
| Burton High School | 0.4 | 225 |
| Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center | 1.4 | 222 |
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