Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center
Public high school in Bryan, Texas · Bryan ISD · Grades 6–12
Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center serves 23 students in grades 6–12 in Bryan (Brazos County). It is one of 25 schools in Bryan ISD. By enrollment it is the 1835th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Bryan ISD |
| County | Brazos County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481179008456 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bryan ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 23 | 16,044 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5.8 | 14 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.2% | 77.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Bryan ISD, Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center is the smallest, with 0.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 210 students, so Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 10 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 11 has 200% more students than grade 6 (3 against 1). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 39.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Bryan ISD (17%). White students are next, at 30.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.5% across Bryan ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 23 students would have about 1.6 teachers, so Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center has 2.4 more.
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, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (Daep), 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 39.1% |
| White | 30.4% |
| Hispanic | 17.4% |
| Two or more races | 13% |
34.8% of students are girls and 65.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1904 W Sh 21, Bryan, TX 77803
Phone: (979)209-2760
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (Daep) | Bryan ISD | 1.3 mi | 81 | 6.2 | 87.7% |
| The Mary Catherine Harris School-School of Choice | Bryan ISD | 1.3 mi | 195 | 10.3 | 86.7% |
| James Earl Rudder High School | Bryan ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,697 | 13.3 | 81.7% |
| Bryan Collegiate High School | Bryan ISD | 3.4 mi | 465 | 24.2 | 74% |
| Travis B Bryan High School | Bryan ISD | 3.9 mi | 2,426 | 14.1 | 71.5% |
| Cvhs Accelerated Academy | College Station ISD | 5.9 mi | 23 | 10.4 | 39.1% |
| College View High School | College Station ISD | 5.9 mi | 95 | 8.2 | 48.4% |
| Iltexas Aggieland High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 7.5 mi | 224 | 8.4 | 39.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.