Alternative/PRU High Open

The Mary Catherine Harris School-school of Choice

๐Ÿ“ 1307 Memorial Dr, Bryan, Brazos County, 77802

169
Pupils
9.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

The Mary Catherine Harris School-school of Choice is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bryan, Brazos County. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karen Kaspar. It is part of the Bryan Isd school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Karen Kaspar
School district
Bryan Isd

Enrollment & staffing

The Mary Catherine Harris School-school of Choice enrolls 169 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.

Male students
86 (51%)
Female students
83 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Student-teacher ratio
9.4:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 13% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino10160%
Black or African American4225%
White2213%
Two or more races42.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

147 of the school's 169 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 7โ€“12Title I

The Mary Catherine Harris School-school of Choice is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 14.

School district: BRYAN ISD

The Mary Catherine Harris School-school of Choice is one of 26 schools in BRYAN ISD, based in BRYAN, Texas. The district serves 16,044 students district-wide and employs 1,197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, The Mary Catherine Harris School-school of Choice is smaller than the district average of about 617 students per school.

16,044
District students
26
Schools
1,197
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Small

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