PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE

Located at 7177 AIRPORT RD, in TEMPLE, Texas, PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE is a modestly sized all-grades campus that educates 218 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE is one of 3 schools operated by PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 504 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE records that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 32% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bell County put the typical household earns roughly $68,865 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bell County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE is one campus in the mix.

JAMES L BURRELL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. As a public charter, PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE's enrollment has declined 39% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 218). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 43% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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