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Bryan, Texas - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity #261 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,315 per pupil, Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity ranks #716 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity operates 2 public schools serving 308 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Brazos County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,315 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.2% local, 68.3% state, and 31.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #261 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 151:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.3% Hispanic or Latino, 31.6% African American, 6.0% White across the district's schools.
Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Tidwell accounts for 49.0% of all Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity a distant remainder — means Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity student-counselor ratio is 151:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity is typically wider than the Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity?
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 308 students.
How much does Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity spend per student?
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity spends $12,315 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #261 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity?
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity students are 60.3% Hispanic or Latino, 31.6% African American, 6.0% White, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity?
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #261 out of 1044 districts in Texas.