📍 658 Roughrider Dr, Center, Shelby County, 75935
Roughrider Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Center, Shelby County. The school has 46 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Swearengen. It is part of the Center Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 0.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 418.2:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Roughrider Academy enrolls 46 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 0.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 418.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 22 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 15% |
| Asian | 2 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 46 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Roughrider Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
Roughrider Academy is one of 5 schools in CENTER ISD, based in CENTER, Texas. The district serves 2,307 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 46 students, Roughrider Academy is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote