Brownfield Education Center
Public high school in Brownfield, Texas · Brownfield ISD · Grades 9–12
Brownfield Education Center serves 29 students in grades 9–12 in Brownfield (Terry County). It is one of 5 schools in Brownfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 1807th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.2 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 ÷ 1.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brownfield ISD |
| County | Terry County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481161012078 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownfield ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 29 | 1,608 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 12.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.1% | 87.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Brownfield Education Center in context
Size
Brownfield Education Center is the smallest of Brownfield ISD's 2 high schools; its 29 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 27.2 miles away and have a median of 404 students, so Brownfield Education 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 12 with 12 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 2, against an average of 7 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 9 (12 against 2). 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 58.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Brownfield ISD (77.5%). White students are next, at 41.4%.
93.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.7% across Brownfield 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
Brownfield Education Center has 1.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 29 students would have about 2.1 teachers, so Brownfield Education Center has about as many as that.
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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Brownfield High School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.6% |
| White | 41.4% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 2 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 10 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1004 E Broadway, Brownfield, TX 79316
Phone: (806)637-2591
Website: brownfieldisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brownfield Education Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfield High School | Brownfield ISD | 0.6 mi | 465 | 10.6 | 79.8% |
| Sundown High School | Sundown ISD | 22.9 mi | 184 | 7.9 | 45.7% |
| New Home School | New Home ISD | 23.0 mi | 343 | 13.5 | 7.9% |
| Tahoka High School | Tahoka ISD | 26.7 mi | 183 | 9 | 65.6% |
| Frenship High School | Frenship ISD | 27.6 mi | 3,422 | 15.8 | 41.9% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 27.8 mi | 571 | 9.9 | 17.2% |
| Levelland High School | Levelland ISD | 28.2 mi | 798 | 13.2 | 63.9% |
| Lubbock-Cooper New Hope Academy | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 30.2 mi | 67 | 13.4 | 38.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brownfield ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfield High School | High | 9–12 | 465 |
| Brownfield Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 327 |
| Colonial Heights Elementary School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 117 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 670 |