Public schools in Brenham, TX
Brenham has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,907 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Brenham ISD runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Brenham's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Brenham | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenham ISD | 7 | 4,939 | $12,623 |
| Trinity Charter Schools | 1 | 320 | $26,300 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Brenham, 1,579 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenham High School | 1,544 | 14.1 | 42.8% | Brenham ISD |
| Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus | 35 | 8.9 | 91.4% | Trinity Charter Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Brenham, 1,459 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenham Junior High | 756 | 13.7 | 53.2% | Brenham ISD |
| Brenham Middle | 703 | 13.2 | 55.6% | Brenham ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Brenham, 1,627 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krause Elementary | 655 | 15.7 | 64.1% | Brenham ISD |
| Brenham Elementary | 512 | 13.8 | 59.0% | Brenham ISD |
| Alton Elementary | 460 | 15.3 | 51.1% | Brenham ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Brenham, 242 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center | 242 | 22.0 | 89.7% | Brenham ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Brenham's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Brenham school has 13.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 63% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 584 students (state 507).
| Brenham | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 584 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 63% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 13% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Brenham schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Brenham
- Brenham ISDRuns 7 of Brenham's 8 public schools and spent $12,623 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,623
- Brenham High School, the largest high school in Brenham1,544 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.1,544
- Compare Brenham ISD with Trinity Charter SchoolsBrenham's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Brenham addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Brenham
How many public schools are in Brenham, TX?
8 public schools with an address in Brenham were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,907 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Brenham?
Brenham High School, with 1,544 students in 2024-25 (Brenham ISD).Which districts run Brenham's schools?
Brenham ISD (7 schools), Trinity Charter Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25