Bryan ISD
Bryan ISD is a public school district based in Bryan, Texas, serving 16,044 students in 26 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 617 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Ginger Carrabine. It spends about $11,360 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher. We've matched 2 news stories to the district.
How Bryan compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bryan | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,360 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,080 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $209.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $217.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,146 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,505 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 357 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Ginger Carrabine
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
2 stories matchedBryan ISD Leader Ginger Carrabine Honored as TASB’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year
Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley ISDFort Worth | 17,011 | 25 | $10,935 | 14.3 | #74 |
| Harlingen CISDHarlingen | 16,471 | 30 | $11,487 | 14.2 | #75 |
| Beaumont ISDBeaumont | 16,336 | 27 | $10,781 | 16.9 | #76 |
| Weslaco ISDWeslaco | 16,300 | 21 | $11,063 | 19.0 | #77 |
| Bryan ISDBryan · this district | 16,044 | 26 | $11,360 | 14.0 | #78 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Public SchoolsNorman, OK | 16,048 | $10,114 | 16.6 |
| Naperville CUSD 203Naperville, IL | 16,047 | $22,001 | 13.5 |
| Oxnard Union HighOxnard, CA | 16,039 | $13,649 | 22.8 |
| York 03Rock Hill, SC | 16,034 | $12,655 | 13.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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