Public schools in Cleburne, TX

Cleburne has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 5 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,915 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Cleburne ISD runs 12 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Cleburne's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in CleburneDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Cleburne ISD127,243$11,921
University of Texas University Charter School1555$23,216
Joshua ISD15,892$12,068
Alvarado ISD13,750$11,889

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.

5 high schools in Cleburne, 1,947 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cleburne High School1,84912.857.4%Cleburne ISD
Team School659.073.8%Cleburne ISD
Clearfork Academy South31not reportednot reportedUniversity of Texas University Charter School
Juvenile Justice Alternative1not reportednot reportedAlvarado ISD
J J a E P1not reportednot reportedCleburne 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.

2 middle schools in Cleburne, 1,956 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Ad Wheat Middle99814.361.2%Cleburne ISD
Lowell Smith Jr Middle95813.166.0%Cleburne 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.

7 elementary schools in Cleburne, 3,007 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cooke Elementary50112.979.2%Cleburne ISD
Gerard Elementary47414.844.1%Cleburne ISD
Coleman Elementary43414.054.6%Cleburne ISD
Marti Elementary43213.963.7%Cleburne ISD
Irving Elementary40512.875.1%Cleburne ISD
Santa Fe Elementary38212.382.2%Cleburne ISD
Adams Elementary37913.663.6%Cleburne 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 Cleburne, 5 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Johnson County J J a E P5not reportednot reportedJoshua 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 Cleburne's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Cleburne school has 13.1 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 69% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 405 students (state 507).

Cleburne against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
CleburneTexas
Median students per teacher13.114.5
Median school size (students)405507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)69%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%52%
Charter schools6.7%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Cleburne 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 Cleburne

  1. Cleburne ISDRuns 12 of Cleburne's 15 public schools and spent $11,921 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,921
  2. Cleburne High School, the largest high school in Cleburne1,849 students in 2024-25, 12.8 per teacher.1,849
  3. Compare Cleburne ISD with University of Texas University Charter SchoolCleburne's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Cleburne 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.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Cleburne

  1. How many public schools are in Cleburne, TX?
    15 public schools with an address in Cleburne were open in 2024-25: 5 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,915 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Cleburne?
    Cleburne High School, with 1,849 students in 2024-25 (Cleburne ISD).
  3. Which districts run Cleburne's schools?
    Cleburne ISD (12 schools), University of Texas University Charter School (1 school), Joshua ISD (1 school), Alvarado ISD (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

Compiled from official source data by .