Brackenridge High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 9–12
Brackenridge High School serves 1,593 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 436th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 105.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004407 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,593 | 44,047 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.7% | 87.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Brackenridge High School in context
Size
Brackenridge High School is the 3rd largest of San Antonio ISD's 19 high schools; its 1,593 students are 3.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 230 students, so Brackenridge High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 443 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 342, against an average of 398 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (342 against 443). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Antonio ISD (89.8%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Brackenridge High School has 105.28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,593 students would have about 113.8 teachers, so Brackenridge High School has 8.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Juvenile Detent Center, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 36 high schools within 5 miles and 80 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.3% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 443 |
| Grade 10 | 429 |
| Grade 11 | 379 |
| Grade 12 | 342 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Eagleland St, San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone: (210)228-1200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brackenridge High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Detent Center | San Antonio ISD | 0.8 mi | 118 | 8.4 | – |
| KIPP University Prep High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 630 | 15.6 | 94.4% |
| Cooper Academy at Navarro | San Antonio ISD | 1.3 mi | 318 | 13.2 | 91.8% |
| Por Vida Academy Charter High School | Por Vida Academy | 1.4 mi | 104 | 17.5 | – |
| IDEA Carver College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 661 | 17.9 | 75.8% |
| Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | 1.5 mi | 61 | 8.9 | 39.3% |
| Burbank High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,405 | 16.7 | 88.3% |
| Healy-Murphy | San Antonio ISD | 1.6 mi | 141 | 9.4 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.