BROWN PRI

BROWN PRI, a very small primary school in SMITHVILLE, Texas, operated by SMITHVILLE ISD, serves 194 students, covering grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

SMITHVILLE ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,849 students; BROWN PRI is among them.

In terms of who attends, BROWN PRI lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Bastrop County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BROWN PRI higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at BROWN PRI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Bastrop County's rate of about 67%.

Across the wider county, census data for Bastrop County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,226 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Bastrop County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,931 students), of which BROWN PRI is one.

The closest other public school is SMITHVILLE H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 55%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 52% to 56%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.