Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.

Brenham Independent School District, Texas, elections

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Brenham Independent School District
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,939 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Brenham Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Washington and Austin counties). During the 2023 school year, 4,939 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Jump to a section:
Elections School board Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

Elections

Do you know of an individual or group that endorsed a candidate for a position on this board? Click here to let us know.

Per our coverage scope, Ballotpedia does not provide election results for this particular race. Check your city or county government's election website for vote totals.

Brenham Independent School District, Position 5

General election

General election for Brenham Independent School District, Position 5

David Jantzi and Shawn Koonce ran in the general election for Brenham Independent School District, Position 5 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
David Jantzi (Nonpartisan)
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Shawn Koonce (Nonpartisan)

There are no incumbents in this race.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Per our coverage scope, Ballotpedia does not provide election results for this particular race. Check your city or county government's election website for vote totals.

Brenham Independent School District, Position 6

General election

General election for Brenham Independent School District, Position 6

Justin Colley and Mike Garner ran in the general election for Brenham Independent School District, Position 6 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Justin Colley (Nonpartisan)
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Mike Garner (Nonpartisan)

There are no incumbents in this race.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Per our coverage scope, Ballotpedia does not provide election results for this particular race. Check your city or county government's election website for vote totals.

Brenham Independent School District, Position 7

General election

General election for Brenham Independent School District, Position 7

Walt Edmunds and Jared Krenek ran in the general election for Brenham Independent School District, Position 7 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Walt Edmunds (Nonpartisan)
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Jared Krenek (Nonpartisan)

There are no incumbents in this race.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.


About the district

School board

The Brenham Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Archer Archer20232027
Bonnie Brinkmeyer20232027
Kyle Hafner20232027
Kelvin Raven20152027
Jared Krenek20212025
Natalie Lange20172025
Tommie Sullivan20172025

Join the conversation about school board politics

Ballotpedia's Hall Pass

Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics



District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Brenham Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 12Trey WhartonRepublican Party 99% 12%
Texas House of Representatives District 85Stan KitzmanRepublican Party 1% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,987,000 $1,818 15%
Local: $35,228,000 $7,125 59%
State: $15,227,000 $3,080 26%
Total: $59,442,000 $12,023
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,892,000 $11,305
Total Current Expenditures: $51,279,000 $10,371
Instructional Expenditures: $31,883,000 $6,448 57%
Student and Staff Support: $4,679,000 $946 8%
Administration: $6,391,000 $1,292 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,326,000 $1,684 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,799,000 $363
Construction: $946,000 $191
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,694,000 $342
Interest on Debt: $850,000 $171

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 80-89 31 44 PS 40-49 67
2018-2019 54 >=90 36 48 PS 40-49 70
2017-2018 48 70-79 33 42 PS 40-49 64
2016-2017 79 >=90 70 74 PS 70-79 89
2015-2016 76 >=90 62 72 PS 60-69 87
2014-2015 73 >=90 57 70 PS 60-69 85
2013-2014 76 80-89 61 69 PS 60-69 88
2012-2013 80 >=90 65 75 PS 70-79 90
2011-2012 86 >=90 75 84 PS >=90 92
2010-2011 86 >=90 73 84 PS 92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 70-79 22 32 PS 30-39 57
2018-2019 44 70-79 28 37 PS 40-49 60
2017-2018 41 60-69 26 32 PS 40-49 57
2016-2017 69 80-89 55 62 PS 70-79 82
2015-2016 67 80-89 53 62 PS 60-69 80
2014-2015 71 80-89 53 65 PS 60-69 86
2013-2014 72 60-69 56 65 PS 60-69 86
2012-2013 77 80-89 59 70 PS 70-79 88
2011-2012 88 80-89 79 83 PS 80-89 94
2010-2011 87 80-89 75 85 PS 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 92 >=50 85-89 85-89 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 93 >=50 90-94 85-89 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 90 >=50 80-89 75-79 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 91 PS >=90 80-84 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 91 PS 85-89 85-89 PS 90-94
2013-2014 93 PS 90-94 85-89 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 95 >=50 >=90 80-89 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 94 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 92 PS 85-89 70-79 PS PS >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 4,939 1.2
2021-2022 4,881 -1.3
2020-2021 4,944 -3.2
2019-2020 5,100 0.7
2018-2019 5,062 0.8
2017-2018 5,023 1.2
2016-2017 4,965 -0.2
2015-2016 4,973 1.6
2014-2015 4,893 0.0
2013-2014 4,892 -1.5
2012-2013 4,963 0.4
2011-2012 4,942 1.1
2010-2011 4,889 -1.0
2009-2010 4,940 -0.3
2008-2009 4,957 0.7
2007-2008 4,921 -0.7
2006-2007 4,956 -2.1
2005-2006 5,061 1.9
2004-2005 4,966 2.6
2003-2004 4,837 2.1
2002-2003 4,735 0.1
2001-2002 4,729 0.5
2000-2001 4,703 0.1
1999-2000 4,697 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Brenham Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 5.1
Black 20.1 12.8
Hispanic 38.0 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.0 3.0
White 37.4 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Brenham Independent School District had 387.74 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.74.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 14.00
Kindergarten: 19.01
Elementary: 137.67
Secondary: 178.11
Total: 387.74

Brenham Independent School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 26.11 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 39.38
School Administrators: 26.11
School Administrative Support: 25.82
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 82.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.31
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.12
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 31.60
Other Support Services: 134.95

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Brenham Independent School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alton El467KG-4
Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center226PK-PK
Brenham El532KG-4
Brenham H S1,5849-12
Brenham J H7637-8
Brenham Middle7205-6
Krause El647KG-4

About school boards

Education legislation in Texas

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Texas
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of Texas.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    v • e
    Texas school districts
    Flag of Texas
    v • e
    State of Texas
    Austin (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Brenham_Independent_School_District,_Texas,_elections&oldid=10234876"