OCEANS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

3 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Oceans Behavioral Health in Abilene, Texas, is a specialized medical facility primarily focused on providing inpatient psychiatric and behavioral health services for older adults. Unlike a traditional academic school, this facility operates as a healthcare provider, offering a therapeutic environment designed to address the unique mental health needs of the senior population, such as depression, anxiety, dementia-related behavioral issues, and other acute psychiatric conditions.

The facility functions through a multidisciplinary approach, utilizing a team of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and therapists to create individualized treatment plans. Their primary objective is to stabilize patients during acute behavioral crises and provide the necessary clinical support to help them return to their home environment or a lower level of care. Because it is a behavioral health hospital, the "education" provided at this location is therapeutic in nature, centering on patient and family psychoeducation regarding mental health management, coping strategies, and medication adherence.

Total Students

1.0

Full-Time Teachers

3.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for OCEANS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Demographic	Student Count
White	2
Black	1

White
2 (66.7 %)
Black
1 (33.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	ABILENE ISD
Phone:	(325)698-6600
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	3
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	1.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	3.0
NSLP Participation:¹	N/A
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 8 1

Grade 9 1

Grade 12 1