Buell Central DAEP
Public high school in Pharr, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 6–12
Buell Central DAEP serves 117 students in grades 6–12 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1553rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.3 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 ÷ 16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486012654 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 117 | 29,613 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.3 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.1% | 94% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Buell Central DAEP in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Buell Central DAEP is the smallest, with 0.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 1,165 students, so Buell Central DAEP 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 34 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 2, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 12 has 300% more students than grade 6 (8 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 99.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (98.8%).
99.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
Buell Central DAEP has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 117 students would have about 8.4 teachers, so Buell Central DAEP has 7.6 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 Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 18 high schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
23.1% of students are girls and 76.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 34 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
218 E Juarez, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)354-2500
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Buell Central DAEP. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 0.5 mi | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.6 mi | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% |
| Psja Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% |
| Psja North Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,166 | 14.6 | 92.6% |
| Memorial High School | McAllen ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,021 | 13.1 | 64.8% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 741 | 15.2 | 89.2% |
| Premier H S of San Juan | Premier High Schools | 2.8 mi | 108 | 17.2 | 92.6% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,588 | 12.5 | 95.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.