Enrollment
61
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Brazos River Charter School · Texas
NCES ID 480021408907 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
40.2%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-35% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brazos River Charter School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brazos River Charter School
Brazos River Charter School is a small charter combined-grade school in Nemo, Texas, enrolling 61 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Brazos River Charter School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 48% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 40.2% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Texas schools, with 61 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 36 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #12.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 37/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 31 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Brazos River Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Brazos River Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 61 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Brazos River Charter School compares
Brazos River Charter School on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$14,324
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints 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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brazos River Charter School, which includes Brazos River Charter School.
$14,324
Per student
+5%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 4.0%
State 84.5%
Federal 11.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~61 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.6:1)
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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.
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, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Brazos River Charter School a good school?
Brazos River Charter School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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