Brookeland Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Brookeland, Texas (USA).
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
Brookeland is an unincorporated community in southwestern Sabine and northwestern Jasper counties in the Deep East region of the U.S. state of Texas. It is located thirteen miles south of Bronson on U.S. Highway 96. It has a population of approximately 300.
Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast.
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In addition to Brookeland, the district covers portions of four counties - southwestern Sabine, northeastern Jasper (including Browndell), northwestern Newton, and southeastern San Augustine.
Sabine County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,834. Its county seat is Hemphill. The county was organized on December 14, 1837, and named for the Sabine River, which forms its eastern border.
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,710. Its county seat is Jasper. The county was created as a municipality in Mexico in 1834, and in 1837 was organized as a county in the Republic of Texas. It is named for William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero.
Browndell is a city in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]
