East Houston News

Cleveland High School had the highest enrollment among Liberty County schools, welcoming 2,804 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, 52.7% of them were boys, and 47.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 84.1% of the Cleveland High School total enrollment.

Among the 33 schools in Liberty County, Cleveland Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,655 students, while Dayton High School welcomed 1,581 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Cleveland High School also had the highest number of students among Liberty 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
Cleveland High School	Cleveland	2,804
Cleveland Middle School	Cleveland	2,655
Dayton High School	Dayton	1,581
Wilson Junior High School	Dayton	1,376
Southside Elementary School	Cleveland	1,282
Eastside Elementary School	Cleveland	1,243
Cottonwood Elementary School	Cleveland	1,175
Pine Burr Elementary School	Cleveland	891
Richter Elementary School	Dayton	889
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School	Dayton	790
Austin Elementary School	Dayton	741
Northside Elementary School	Cleveland	690
Liberty High School	Liberty	662
Tarkington Primary School	Cleveland	647
Liberty Elementary School	Liberty	636
Hardin Elementary School	Hardin	574
Tarkington High School	Cleveland	518
Liberty Middle School	Liberty	518
San Jacinto Elementary School	Liberty	432
Tarkington Middle School	Cleveland	394
Hardin High School	Hardin	361
Hardin Junior High School	Hardin	346
Tarkington Intermediate School	Cleveland	250
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School	Daisetta	246
Colbert Elementary School	Dayton	234
Devers Elementary School	Devers	153
Hull-Daisetta High School	Daisetta	124
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	Cleveland	73
Premier High School of Dayton	Lewisville	71
Devers Junior High School	Devers	63
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School	Daisetta	63
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy	Cleveland	47
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	Dayton	8