Ray Braswell High School
Public high school in Aubrey, Texas · Denton ISD · Grades 9–12
Ray Braswell High School serves 2,812 students in grades 9–12 in Aubrey (Denton County). It is one of 46 schools in Denton ISD. By enrollment it is the 108th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 181.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Denton ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481674013273 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Denton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,812 | 33,329 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.5% | 48.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Ray Braswell High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in Denton ISD, Ray Braswell High School is the largest, with 8.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,722; Ray Braswell 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 727 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 653, against an average of 703 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (653 against 724). 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
The largest group is Black students: 41.2% here and 21.8% across Denton ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 24.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.1% across Denton 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
With 181.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,812 students, Ray Braswell High School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,812 students would have about 200.9 teachers, so Ray Braswell High School has 19.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Ray Braswell High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Little Elm High School, 2.9 miles away in Little Elm ISD. Within 10 miles there are 15 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 41.2% |
| Hispanic | 24.9% |
| White | 23.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 724 |
| Grade 10 | 708 |
| Grade 11 | 727 |
| Grade 12 | 653 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
26750 E University Dr., Aubrey, TX 76227
Phone: (972)347-7700
Website: dentonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ray Braswell High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elm High School | Little Elm ISD | 2.9 mi | 2,519 | 16 | 44.7% |
| Panther Creek High School | Frisco ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,253 | 13.7 | 16.1% |
| Lone Star High School | Frisco ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,004 | 15.2 | 15.6% |
| Wakeland High School | Frisco ISD | 5.9 mi | 2,230 | 16.9 | 5.3% |
| Aubrey High School | Aubrey ISD | 6.2 mi | 1,135 | 16.2 | 31.2% |
| Leadership Prep School Secondary | Leadership Prep School | 6.2 mi | 891 | 23.9 | – |
| Memorial High School | Frisco ISD | 6.3 mi | 1,439 | 13.3 | 19.7% |
| Reedy High School | Frisco ISD | 7.1 mi | 2,201 | 17 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.