Public schools in Big Sandy, TX
Big Sandy has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,562 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Harmony ISD runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Big Sandy's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Big Sandy | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony ISD | 4 | 1,009 | $13,033 |
| Big Sandy ISD | 3 | 671 | $12,644 |
| Trinity Charter Schools | 1 | 320 | $26,300 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
3 high schools in Big Sandy, 482 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony High School | 273 | 8.1 | 37.4% | Harmony ISD |
| Big Sandy High School | 191 | 9.3 | 45.5% | Big Sandy ISD |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus | 18 | 7.5 | not reported | Trinity Charter Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Big Sandy, 373 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Junior High | 235 | 10.5 | 38.7% | Harmony ISD |
| Big Sandy Junior High | 138 | 8.3 | 53.6% | Big Sandy ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Big Sandy, 707 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Elementary | 320 | 13.3 | 61.3% | Big Sandy ISD |
| Harmony Elementary | 263 | 10.1 | 58.9% | Harmony ISD |
| Harmony Intermediate | 124 | 8.0 | 46.8% | Harmony ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Big Sandy's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Big Sandy school has 8.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 88% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 213 students (state 507).
| Big Sandy | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 8.8 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 213 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 88% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 13% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Big Sandy schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Big Sandy
- Harmony ISDRuns 4 of Big Sandy's 8 public schools and spent $13,033 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,033
- Harmony High School, the largest high school in Big Sandy273 students in 2024-25, 8.1 per teacher.273
- Compare Harmony ISD with Big Sandy ISDBig Sandy's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Big Sandy addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Texas
- Houston759 schools
- San Antonio521 schools
- Dallas352 schools
- Austin258 schools
- Fort Worth257 schools
- El Paso213 schools
- Arlington102 schools
- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Big Sandy
How many public schools are in Big Sandy, TX?
8 public schools with an address in Big Sandy were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,562 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Big Sandy?
Harmony High School, with 273 students in 2024-25 (Harmony ISD).Which districts run Big Sandy's schools?
Harmony ISD (4 schools), Big Sandy ISD (3 schools), Trinity Charter Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25