East Houston News

Cleveland High School had the highest enrollment among Liberty County schools, welcoming 3,310 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 86.9% of the Cleveland High School total enrollment.

Among the 33 schools in Liberty County, Cleveland Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,696 students, while Dayton High School welcomed 1,633 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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	3,310
Cleveland Middle School	Cleveland	1,696
Dayton High School	Dayton	1,633
Wilson Junior High School	Dayton	1,396
Northside Elementary School	Cleveland	1,235
Eastside Elementary School	Cleveland	948
Southside Elementary School	Cleveland	905
Richter Elementary School	Dayton	875
Kimmie M. Brown Elementary School	Dayton	845
Cottonwood Elementary School	Cleveland	827
Tarkington Intermediate School	Cleveland	773
Austin Elementary School	Dayton	759
Liberty High School	Liberty	707
Pine Burr Elementary School	Cleveland	691
Liberty Elementary School	Liberty	684
Hardin Elementary School	Hardin	607
Liberty Middle School	Liberty	557
Tarkington High School	Cleveland	513
San Jacinto Elementary School	Liberty	450
Tarkington Middle School	Cleveland	414
Hardin High School	Hardin	394
Hardin Junior High School	Hardin	316
Hull-Daisetta Elementary School	Daisetta	267
Colbert Elementary School	Dayton	264
Tarkington Primary School	Cleveland	193
Devers Elementary School	Devers	141
Hull-Daisetta High School	Daisetta	105
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	Cleveland	68
Devers Junior High School	Devers	63
Hull-Daisetta Junior High School	Daisetta	59
Premier High School of Dayton	Lewisville	59
Frederick A. Douglass Learning Academy	Cleveland	53
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	Dayton	4