Other / mixed grade configuration · Nemo, TX

Brazos River Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Brazos River Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480021408907Charter school
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brazos River Charter School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.

65
Resource Index · Higher
7.6:1
small classes for Texas
40.2%
free-lunch eligible
61
students enrolled

Brazos River Charter School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-66 students YoY

Brazos River Charter School shrank from 132 students in 2022-23 to 66 in 2023-24 (-50.0%).

Teacher FTE added 8.4 → 10.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-66 students YoY 480021408907 · Nemo, TX Other · SMALL · CHARTER

61 enr · 7.6:1 · 40.2% lunch · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Brazos River Charter School shrank from 132 students in 2022-23 to 66 in 2023-24 (-50.0%). Teacher FTE added 8.4 → 10.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Brazos River Charter School compares

Brazos River Charter School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.6:1 ▼ 48% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.2% ▼ 35% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 61 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
61
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
40.2%
free-lunch eligible - 35% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.6:1
students per teacher - 48% below state mean
Top 4% in Texas - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$11,053
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $14,348
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 31 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.0%
Hispanic or Latino 18.0%
Two or More 4.9%

Largest group: White at 77.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.2, Brazos River Charter School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

District finance for Brazos River Charter School reports $11,053 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Brazos River Charter School

How many students attend Brazos River Charter School?

Brazos River Charter School has 61 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Nemo, TX. CCD year-over-year: 132 (2022-23) → 66 (2023-24), down 66.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brazos River Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Brazos River Charter School is 7.6:1, which is 48% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 52% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brazos River Charter School?

40.2% of students at Brazos River Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brazos River Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Brazos River Charter School is White at 77.0% of enrollment, in Nemo, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brazos River Charter School?

Brazos River Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Brazos River Charter School?

None; Brazos River Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Brazos River Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.