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Ingram, Texas - 2 schools
An equity score of 97/100 ranks Big Springs Charter School #3 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,163 per pupil, Big Springs Charter School ranks #81 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Springs Charter School operates 2 public schools serving 211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kerr County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,163 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 121 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.7% local, 74.3% state, and 24.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 97/100, ranked #3 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 53.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.7% White, 46.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Big Springs Charter School, enrolling 101 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Big Springs Charter School accounts for 47.9% of all Big Springs Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Big Springs Charter School a distant remainder — means Big Springs Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Springs Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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 Springs Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 53.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Big Springs Charter School?
Big Springs Charter School has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 211 students.
How much does Big Springs Charter School spend per student?
Big Springs Charter School spends $19,163 per student. The district has an equity score of 97/100, ranking #3 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Big Springs Charter School?
Big Springs Charter School students are 47.7% White, 46.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Big Springs Charter School?
Big Springs Charter School has an equity score of 97/100, ranking #3 out of 1044 districts in Texas.