Bryan ISD
Bryan, Texas · Brazos County · Grades Pre-K–12
Bryan ISD runs 25 schools (14 elementary, 5 middle, 6 high) with 16,044 students. By enrollment it is the 84th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, small.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 25 |
| Students | 16,044 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,146.1 |
| Students per teacher | 14 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Brazos County |
| Area type | City, small |
| NCES district ID | 4811790 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Bryan ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Bryan ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bryan ISD in context
Size
Bryan ISD enrolls 0.3% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 642 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Travis B Bryan High School (2,426) and the smallest is Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center (23).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 1,489 students. Grade 12 has 1,019 students and kindergarten has 1,076, within 10% of each other. Bryan ISD enrolls 874 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Bryan ISD at 61.4%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 17.7%.
77.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 32.2% at Sam Houston Elementary School to 94.4% at Neal Elementary School. 24 of its 25 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 1,146.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 14 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 45.3 counselors it has 354 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 12 librarians or media specialists and 7 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Bryan ISD is based inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, an area NCES calls city, small. The nearest district is College Station ISD, 7.5 miles away with 14,314 students. 9 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Bryan ISD. Brazos County has 3 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 1,032.8 | 16 |
| School counselors | 45.3 | 354 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 12 | 1,337 |
| School psychologists | 7 | 2,292 |
| Instructional aides | 288.9 | 56 |
| Other student support staff | 186.6 | 86 |
| School administrators | 81.6 | 197 |
| District administrators | 6.8 | 2,359 |
| All staff | 2,505.4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.4% |
| White | 17.7% |
| Black | 17% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 874 |
| Kindergarten | 1,076 |
| Grade 1 | 1,135 |
| Grade 2 | 1,171 |
| Grade 3 | 1,215 |
| Grade 4 | 1,194 |
| Grade 5 | 1,175 |
| Grade 6 | 1,154 |
| Grade 7 | 1,094 |
| Grade 8 | 1,108 |
| Grade 9 | 1,489 |
| Grade 10 | 1,188 |
| Grade 11 | 1,152 |
| Grade 12 | 1,019 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station ISD | 7 mi | 14,314 | 14.9 | – |
| Mumford ISD | 13 mi | 598 | 14.6 | – |
| Snook ISD | 14 mi | 609 | 12.5 | – |
| Iola ISD | 19 mi | 626 | 9.9 | – |
| Hearne ISD | 20 mi | 718 | 9.4 | – |
| Caldwell ISD | 21 mi | 1,952 | 14.3 | – |
| North Zulch ISD | 23 mi | 333 | 10.1 | – |
| Gause ISD | 23 mi | 134 | 9.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Brazos County
- College Station ISD (14,314 students)
- Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity (300 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
801 S Ennis St, Bryan, TX 77803
Phone: (979)209-1000
Website: bryanisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.