EARLY PRI

EARLY PRI, a close-knit elementary-level community in EARLY, Texas, overseen by EARLY ISD, serves 231 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 55% leaner than typical.

Within EARLY ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,067 students, EARLY PRI is one campus in the system.

On demographics, EARLY PRI reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Brown County indicate median household income runs about $57,470, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Brown County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,238 students), of which EARLY PRI is one.

Nearest neighbor: PREMIER H S OF COMANCHE/EARLY, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

EARLY PRI operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARLY PRI has contracted 16%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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