BUELL CENTRAL DAEP

As an one-room-style secondary school in PHARR, Texas, BUELL CENTRAL DAEP teaches 117 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 29,749 students; BUELL CENTRAL DAEP is among them.

On the student-mix side, BUELL CENTRAL DAEP records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, BUELL CENTRAL DAEP lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BUELL CENTRAL DAEP tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at BUELL CENTRAL DAEP qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Hidalgo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), BUELL CENTRAL DAEP is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PSJA EARLY START, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

BUELL CENTRAL DAEP operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUELL CENTRAL DAEP has rose 39%, going from 84 students in 2018 to 117 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 4.8:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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