Brown Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Smithville, Texas
Brown Primary in Smithville, Texas enrolled 194 students in 2024-25 with 10.9 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
196 students in 2022-23, 197 students in 2023-24, 194 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.7 to 10.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 196 | 10.7 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 10.3 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | 194 | 10.9 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brown Primary enrolled 191 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.2% of students were White, 33.0% Hispanic, 6.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White56.2%
- Hispanic33.0%
- Black6.2%
- Two or more races4.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Smithville
2 public elementary schools in Smithville report 2024-25 enrollment; Brown Primary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville Elementary | 694 | 17.4 | 42.2% |
| Brown Primary | 194 | 17.8 | 55.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Brown Primary
- Smithville ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 694 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Giddings ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 19 miles away: 585 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Brown Primary with Smithville ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Smithville ISD spends per student$11,446 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,446
- The largest public schools in TexasBrown Primary is the number 4,416 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,416 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Brown Primary
How many students attend Brown Primary?
194 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 196 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Smithville, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Brown Primary?
17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Brown Primary a Title I school?
Brown Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Brown Primary in?
Smithville ISD, NCES district ID 4840550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484055004588 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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
- 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.