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Big Spring, Texas - 8 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Big Spring Isd #875 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,554 per pupil, Big Spring Isd ranks #869 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,510
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,554
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Spring Isd operates 8 public schools serving 3,510 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Howard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,554 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 64.1% local, 17.1% state, and 18.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #875 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 511.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% White, 4.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Big Spring J H, with a diversity index of 48.9/100.
Its largest campus is Big Spring H S, enrolling 982 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kentwood El, at 95 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Big Spring H S accounts for 26.5% of all Big Spring Isd student enrollment
That concentration means Big Spring Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Big Spring Isd school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Big Spring Isd school enrollment ranges from 95 students (lowest) to 982 students (highest), a spread of 887 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Big Spring Isd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Big Spring Isd student-counselor ratio is 512:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Big Spring Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 26.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Big Spring Isd is typically wider than the Big Spring Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Big Spring Isd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,510 students.
How much does Big Spring Isd spend per student?
Big Spring Isd spends $11,554 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #875 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Big Spring Isd?
Big Spring Isd students are 70.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% White, 4.8% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Big Spring Isd?
Big Spring Isd has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #875 out of 1044 districts in Texas.