Enrollment
267
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYSON ISD·NCES 481182000695
BRYSON SCHOOL
300 N MCCLOUD ST, BRYSON, TX 76427 · (940) 392-3281 · Jack County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
122 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
267
+6 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.9:1
% White
91%
was 84%
% Hispanic
9%
was 13%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRYSON SCHOOL
BRYSON SCHOOL is a cozy all-grades campus in BRYSON, Texas, run under BRYSON ISD. The school caters to 267 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so BRYSON SCHOOL sits 45% below that benchmark.
BRYSON SCHOOL sits inside BRYSON ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, BRYSON SCHOOL shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at BRYSON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jack County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRYSON SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of -4.8 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jack County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,079 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRYSON SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Jack County (combined enrollment of about 1,613 students).
The closest other public school is GRAHAM EL, roughly 11.7 miles away. On composite proficiency, BRYSON SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.4%.
BRYSON SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 261 students in 2018 compared to 267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 84% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,882
Census ACS
Median income
$68,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,613 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- GRAHAM EL11.7 mi · 979
- GRAHAM J H12.2 mi · 473
- GRAHAM H S12.4 mi · 694
- GRAHAM LEARNING CTR12.4 mi · 2
- JACKSBORO EL12.7 mi · 442
- JACKSBORO MIDDLE12.8 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About BRYSON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRYSON SCHOOL?
BRYSON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-12.
Is BRYSON SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRYSON SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at BRYSON SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at BRYSON SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BRYSON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRYSON SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is BRYSON SCHOOL public or private?
BRYSON SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRYSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.