Other / mixed grade configuration · Dallardsville, TX
Big Sandy School
Federal NCES profile for Big Sandy School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
The verdict
Big Sandy School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Texas schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 57.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 506
- students enrolled
Big Sandy School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 481017000472 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+12 students YoY
Big Sandy School held near 524 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+12 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 41.3 → 41.8 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+12 students YoY 481017000472 · Dallardsville, TX Other · MID · TRAD
506 enr · 12.3:1 · 57.8% lunch · RII 49
Nearest enrollment peer: Mary B Austin Elementary School (506 students)
Big Sandy School held near 524 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+12 headcount). Teacher FTE added 41.3 → 41.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →
How Big Sandy School compares
Big Sandy School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.3:1 | ▼ 16% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 57.8% | ▼ 7% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 506 | top 49% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 60.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 57.8, Big Sandy School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
District finance for Big Sandy Isd reports $15,504 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~506 students)
Frequently asked questions about Big Sandy School
How many students attend Big Sandy School?
Big Sandy School has 506 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dallardsville, TX. CCD year-over-year: 512 (2022-23) → 524 (2023-24), nearly flat (+12).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Sandy School?
The student-teacher ratio at Big Sandy School is 12.3:1, which is 16% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 22% 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 Sandy School?
57.8% of students at Big Sandy School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Big Sandy School?
The largest demographic group at Big Sandy School is White at 60.3% of enrollment, in Dallardsville, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Big Sandy School?
Big Sandy School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Big Sandy Isd?
None reported; Big Sandy Isd operates only Big Sandy School as a public school district in NCES's records.