SW Dallas News

Burleson Centennial High School had the highest enrollment among Johnson County schools, welcoming 2,063 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 59% of the Burleson Centennial High School total enrollment.

Among the 67 schools in Johnson County, Cleburne High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,965 students, while Burleson High School welcomed 1,735 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Burleson Centennial High School is a part of Burleson ISD, which roughly covers schools within Johnson County with its main office in Burleson.

In the previous school year, Burleson Centennial High School also had the highest number of students among Johnson County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas 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	City	Total School Enrollment
Burleson Centennial High School	Burleson	2,063
Cleburne High School	Cleburne	1,965
Burleson High School	Burleson	1,735
Nick Kerr Middle School	Burleson	1,247
Joshua High School	Joshua	1,204
Alvarado High School	Alvarado	1,176
Hughes Middle School	Burleson	1,061
Godley Intermediate School	Godley	943
Lowell Smith Junior Middle School	Cleburne	905
Alvarado Junior High School	Alvarado	831
Alma Martinez Intermediate School	Mansfield	777
R. C. Loflin Middle School	Joshua	765
Alvarado Intermediate School	Alvarado	729
Venus High School	Venus	720
Ad Wheat Middle School	Cleburne	702
Godley High School	Godley	686
Academy at Nola Dunn	Burleson	656
North Joshua Elementary School	Burleson	649
Grandview Elementary School	Grandview	643
A. G. Elder Elementary School	Joshua	628
Venus Elementary School	Venus	618
Cooke Elementary School	Cleburne	610
Caddo Grove Elementary School	Joshua	602
Brenda Norwood Elementary School	Mansfield	594
Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School	Burleson	591
Frazier Elementary School	Burleson	576
Richard Bransom Elementary School	Burleson	574
Irene Clinkscale Elementary School	Burleson	566
Venus Middle School	Venus	539
Norwood Elementary School	Burleson	538
Godley Elementary School	Godley	535
Gerard Elementary School	Cleburne	518
Coleman Elementary School	Cleburne	518
Steam Middle School	Burleson	515
Joshua High School Ninth Grade Campus	Joshua	496
Marti Elementary School	Cleburne	492
Irving Elementary School	Cleburne	485
William Stribling Elementary School	Burleson	485
Plum Creek Elementary School	Joshua	468
Annette Perry Elementary School	Mansfield	452
Mound Elementary School	Burleson	431
H. D. Staples Elementary School	Joshua	431
Grandview High School	Grandview	427
Adams Elementary School	Cleburne	426
Venus Primary School	Venus	424
Godley Middle School	Godley	416
Santa Fe Elementary School	Cleburne	395
Rio Vista Elementary School	Rio Vista	360
Alvarado Elementary-South	Alvarado	337
Keene High School	Keene	333
Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD	Burleson	313
Grandview Junior High School	Grandview	303
Alvarado Elementary-North	Alvarado	283
Lillian Elementary School	Alvarado	253
Rio Vista Middle School	Rio Vista	237
Keene Junior High School	Keene	234
Keene Elementary School	Keene	233
Rio Vista High School	Rio Vista	222
The Summit Leadership Academy	Livingston	214
Burleson Collegiate High School	Burleson	213
Crossroads High School	Burleson	79
Team School	Cleburne	52
New Horizon High School	Joshua	42
Godley Links Academy	Godley	23
Alter Learning Center	Keene	7
Johnson County JJAEP	Cleburne	4
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program/Venus	Venus	2