Enrollment
121
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Terlingua, TX
Big Bend H S
Federal NCES profile for Big Bend H S, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484239007193
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 76
📋 Attendance 38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Big Bend H S earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 66.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 121
- students enrolled
Big Bend H S has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Terlingua Csd · Texas
NCES ID 484239007193 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
66.4%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Big Bend H S compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Big Bend H S
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Big Bend H S sits near the smaller end of the Texas enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Big Bend H S's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Texas schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Big Bend H S serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Big Bend H S is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Terlingua, Texas, enrolling 121 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.3:1, Big Bend H S is leaner than roughly 92% of Texas schools and 37% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.4% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 121 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 287 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #82.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 121 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Terlingua Csd spends $19,414 per pupil, 42% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 21.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Terlingua Csd operates only this one school, so Big Bend H S has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 121 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Big Bend H S compares
Big Bend H S on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.3:1 | ▼ 37% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 66.4% | ▲ 7% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 121 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
121
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
66.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 7% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,414
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 121 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 81.8%
White 17.4%
African American 0.8%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 81.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 30.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 30.1, Big Bend H S is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Terlingua Csd, which includes Big Bend H S.
$19,414
Per student
+42%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.8%
State 37.1%
Federal 21.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~121 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Big Bend H S
How many students attend Big Bend H S?
Big Bend H S has 121 students enrolled. It is a public school in Terlingua, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Bend H S?
The student-teacher ratio at Big Bend H S is 9.3:1, which is 37% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Big Bend H S?
66.4% of students at Big Bend H S are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Big Bend H S?
The largest demographic group at Big Bend H S is Hispanic or Latino at 81.8% of enrollment, in Terlingua, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Big Bend H S?
Big Bend H S has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Terlingua Csd?
None reported; Terlingua Csd operates only Big Bend H S as a public school district in NCES's records.
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