Brownwood High School
Public high school in Brownwood, Texas · Brownwood ISD · Grades 9–12
Brownwood High School serves 935 students in grades 9–12 in Brownwood (Brown County). It is one of 7 schools in Brownwood ISD. By enrollment it is the 618th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brownwood ISD |
| County | Brown County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481170000672 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownwood ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 935 | 3,393 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.3% | 60.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Brownwood High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Brownwood ISD, Brownwood High School is the largest, with 27.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 98; Brownwood 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 11 with 251 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 221, against an average of 234 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 225 in grade 9 and 221 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 45.8% here and 47% across Brownwood ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 45.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.4% across Brownwood 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
With 69 full-time-equivalent teachers for 935 students, Brownwood High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 935 students would have about 66.8 teachers, so Brownwood High School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Brownwood High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Brownwood Accelerated High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other high schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 45.8% |
| Hispanic | 45.3% |
| Black | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 225 |
| Grade 10 | 238 |
| Grade 11 | 251 |
| Grade 12 | 221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2100 Slayden, Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone: (325)646-9549
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brownwood High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood Accelerated High School | Brownwood ISD | 0.3 mi | 17 | 6 | 52.9% |
| Lone Star H S West (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 2.1 mi | 82 | – | – |
| The Oaks | Brookesmith ISD | 2.3 mi | 33 | 6.6 | – |
| Premier H S of Comanche/Early | Premier High Schools | 3.8 mi | 65 | 21.7 | 78.5% |
| Early High School | Early ISD | 4.6 mi | 365 | 11.5 | 35.9% |
| Bangs High School | Bangs ISD | 9.0 mi | 226 | 9.6 | 60.2% |
| May High School | May ISD | 20.1 mi | 114 | 8 | 35.1% |
| Santa Anna Secondary | Santa Anna ISD | 20.5 mi | 113 | 8.1 | 57.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brownwood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood Accelerated High School | High | 10–12 | 17 |
| Brownwood Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 472 |
| Coggin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 708 |
| East Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 281 |
| Northwest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 486 |
| Woodland Heights Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 494 |