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BROWNSBORO H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BROWNSBORO H S
BROWNSBORO H S is an average-sized senior high in BROWNSBORO, Texas, run under BROWNSBORO ISD. The school educates 770 students in grades 9 through 12.
BROWNSBORO ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,560 students. BROWNSBORO H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, BROWNSBORO H S records that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, BROWNSBORO H S has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BROWNSBORO H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Henderson County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, BROWNSBORO H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.1%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of +3.4 points.
In the area at large, census data for Henderson County shows median household income runs about $65,179, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Henderson County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students), of which BROWNSBORO H S is one.
The closest other public school is BROWNSBORO J H, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BROWNSBORO H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BROWNSBORO H S has held roughly steady, going from 764 students in 2018 to 770 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 14% to 21% over that span.
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