Public schools in Big Spring, TX
Big Spring has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,719 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Big Spring ISD runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Big Spring's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Big Spring | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring ISD | 6 | 3,510 | $12,360 |
| Forsan ISD | 1 | 753 | $11,939 |
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.
One high school in Big Spring, 982 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring High School | 982 | 12.0 | 63.7% | Big Spring 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.
2 middle schools in Big Spring, 1,012 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Intermediate | 522 | 14.1 | 66.1% | Big Spring ISD |
| Big Spring Junior High | 490 | 11.4 | 70.0% | Big Spring 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.
4 elementary schools in Big Spring, 1,725 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy Elementary | 513 | 17.0 | 71.0% | Big Spring ISD |
| Washington Elementary | 489 | 17.9 | 78.7% | Big Spring ISD |
| Moss Elementary | 380 | 18.3 | 72.1% | Big Spring ISD |
| Forsan Elementary | 343 | 15.9 | 43.7% | Forsan 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 Spring's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Big Spring school has 15.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 490 students (state 507).
| Big Spring | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 490 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 86% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Big Spring 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 Spring
- Big Spring ISDRuns 6 of Big Spring's 7 public schools and spent $12,360 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,360
- Big Spring High School, the largest high school in Big Spring982 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.982
- Compare Big Spring ISD with Forsan ISDBig Spring'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 Spring 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 Spring
How many public schools are in Big Spring, TX?
7 public schools with an address in Big Spring were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,719 students.What is the largest high school in Big Spring?
Big Spring High School, with 982 students in 2024-25 (Big Spring ISD).Which districts run Big Spring's schools?
Big Spring ISD (6 schools), Forsan ISD (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