BRONTE ISD

BRONTE ISD is a compact K-12 campus in BRONTE, Texas, one of the schools within BRONTE ISD. The school educates 232 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

Operationally, BRONTE ISD answers to BRONTE ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRONTE ISD reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BRONTE ISD has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Coke County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRONTE ISD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 56.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Coke County shows median household income runs about $43,333, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRONTE ISD is one of 2 public schools in Coke County (combined enrollment of about 494 students).

ROBERT LEE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONTE ISD at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. BRONTE ISD's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 232). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 33% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

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