Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity

Public school district · Brazos County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800086

Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity spent $13,903 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 2 schools enrolled 300 students in 2024-25; 66.3% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity in enrollment (304 to 313 students) and Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity, FY23Rocketship Public Schools $25,290; Baird ISD $18,907; Promesa Academy Char $17,888; Crosbyton CISD $17,308; Springlake-Earth ISD $16,594; Neches ISD $15,261; Moulton ISD $14,921; Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity $13,903; Huckabay ISD $13,291; Calvin Nelms Charter Schools $9,891; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25k30kRocketship Public Schools$25,290Baird ISD$18,907Promesa Academy Char$17,888Crosbyton CISD$17,308Springlake-Earth ISD$16,594Neches ISD$15,261Moulton ISD$14,921Brazos School for Inquiry & Cr…$13,903Huckabay ISD$13,291Calvin Nelms Charter Schools$9,891State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity, FY23Rocketship Public Schools $25,290; Baird ISD $18,907; Promesa Academy Char $17,888; Crosbyton CISD $17,308; Springlake-Earth ISD $16,594; Neches ISD $15,261; Moulton ISD $14,921; Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity $13,903; Huckabay ISD $13,291; Calvin Nelms Charter Schools $9,891; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k10k15k20k25k30kRocketship Public Schools$25,290Baird ISD$18,907Promesa Academy Char$17,888Crosbyton CISD$17,308Springlake-Earth ISD$16,594Neches ISD$15,261Moulton ISD$14,921Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativ…$13,903Huckabay ISD$13,291Calvin Nelms Charter Schools$9,891State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity, FY23Rocketship Public Schools $25,290; Baird ISD $18,907; Promesa Academy Char $17,888; Crosbyton CISD $17,308; Springlake-Earth ISD $16,594; Neches ISD $15,261; Moulton ISD $14,921; Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity $13,903; Huckabay ISD $13,291; Calvin Nelms Charter Schools $9,891; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25k30kRocketship Public Schools$25,290Baird ISD$18,907Promesa Academy Char$17,888Crosbyton CISD$17,308Springlake-Earth ISD$16,594Neches ISD$15,261Moulton ISD$14,921Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity$13,903Huckabay ISD$13,291Calvin Nelms Charter Schools$9,891State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity, FY23Rocketship Public Schools $25,290; Baird ISD $18,907; Promesa Academy Char $17,888; Crosbyton CISD $17,308; Springlake-Earth ISD $16,594; Neches ISD $15,261; Moulton ISD $14,921; Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity $13,903; Huckabay ISD $13,291; Calvin Nelms Charter Schools $9,891; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.5k15k25k30kRocketship Public Schools$25,290Baird ISD$18,907Promesa Academy Char$17,888Crosbyton CISD$17,308Springlake-Earth ISD$16,594Neches ISD$15,261Moulton ISD$14,921Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity$13,903Huckabay ISD$13,291Calvin Nelms Charter Schools$9,891State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$3,858,000 in revenue: 66.3% state, 0.5% local and 33.2% federal. Total spending was $4,339,000, or $14,088 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,558,000; Local $20,000; Federal $1,280,000; total $3,858,000.
  • State$2,558,000 66%
  • Local$20,000 1%
  • Federal$1,280,000 33%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

308 students in 2022-23, 292 students in 2023-24, 300 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity enrollment by school year2022-23: 308, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233082023-242922024-25300
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity enrollment by school year2022-23: 308, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233082023-242922024-25300
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity enrollment by school year2022-23: 308, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233082023-242922024-25300
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity enrollment by school year2022-23: 308, 2023-24: 292, 2024-25: 30001002003004002022-233082023-242922024-25300

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330823.413.2
2023-2429221.413.6
2024-2530022.513.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$754,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,448 per student

Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity booked $754,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 23 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $32,208 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 1 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$649,00086.1%
Other programs$105,00013.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,328 in 2018-19, $3,091 in 2019-20, $2,746 in 2020-21, $2,255 in 2021-22, $2,448 in 2022-23.

Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,328, 2019-20: $3,091, 2020-21: $2,746, 2021-22: $2,255, 2022-23: $2,44801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,3282019-20$3,0912020-21$2,7462021-22$2,2552022-23$2,448
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,328, 2019-20: $3,091, 2020-21: $2,746, 2021-22: $2,255, 2022-23: $2,44801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,3282019-20$3,0912020-21$2,7462021-22$2,2552022-23$2,448
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,328, 2019-20: $3,091, 2020-21: $2,746, 2021-22: $2,255, 2022-23: $2,44801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,3282019-20$3,0912020-21$2,7462021-22$2,2552022-23$2,448
Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,328, 2019-20: $3,091, 2020-21: $2,746, 2021-22: $2,255, 2022-23: $2,44801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,3282019-20$3,0912020-21$2,7462021-22$2,2552022-23$2,448

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity scored proficient or above: 31-49% in reading and 23-42% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts31-49%52%132
Math23-42%42%132

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

2 elementary schools, 300 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Tidwell15113.9100.0%Schoolwide program
Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Bryan/Col14912.8100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentBrazos School for Inquiry & Creativity ranks 426 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,903).#426 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasBrazos School for Inquiry & Creativity is the number 944 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 308 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#944 of 1,212
  3. Neches ISDThe next larger Texas district: 310 students in fall 2022, $15,261 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,261
  4. Rocketship Public SchoolsThe next smaller Texas district: 307 students in fall 2022, $25,290 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,290
  5. Compare Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity with Neches ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasBrazos School for Inquiry & Creativity spent $32,208 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$32,208
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity

  1. How many schools and students are in Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary), enrolling 300 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity spend per student?
    $13,903 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity's money come from?
    $3,858,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.3% state, 0.5% local and 33.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity spend on teacher salaries?
    $754,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,448 per student. Divided by the 23 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $32,208 per teacher, more than 1 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity scored proficient or above: 31-49% in reading and 23-42% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity's NCES district ID?
    4800086. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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