Mansfield ISD had the highest enrollment among Johnson County districts, welcoming 35,851 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Mansfield ISD students was Black, accounting for 33.7% of the student population.
Among the 10 districts in Johnson County, Burleson ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 12,718 students, while Cleburne ISD welcomed 7,082 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Mansfield ISD roughly covers schools within Johnson County with its main office in Mansfield.
In the previous school year, Mansfield ISD had the highest number of students among Johnson County districts.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mansfield ISD | Mansfield | 35,851 |
| Burleson ISD | Burleson | 12,718 |
| Cleburne ISD | Cleburne | 7,082 |
| Joshua ISD | Joshua | 6,020 |
| Alvarado ISD | Alvarado | 3,782 |
| Godley ISD | Godley | 3,002 |
| Venus ISD | Venus | 2,308 |
| Grandview ISD | Grandview | 1,428 |
| Keene ISD | Keene | 1,097 |
| Rio Vista ISD | Rio Vista | 967 |
