Other / mixed grade configuration · Ackerly, TX
Sands Cisd
Federal NCES profile for Sands Cisd, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
The verdict
Sands Cisd earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Texas schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11:1
- small classes for Texas
- 55.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 232
- students enrolled
Sands Cisd has class sizes smaller than 85% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+6 students YoY
Sands Cisd held near 246 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 21.2 → 20.9 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+6 students YoY 483912004462 · Ackerly, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD
232 enr · 11:1 · 55.4% lunch · RII 62
Nearest enrollment peer: Epic Alternative Elementary School (232 students)
Sands Cisd held near 246 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 21.2 → 20.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →
How Sands Cisd compares
Sands Cisd 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 | 11:1 | ▼ 25% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.4% | ▼ 11% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 232 | top 82% | - | - |
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 48.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 53.8, Sands Cisd is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
District finance for Sands Cisd reports $23,313 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 (~232 students)
Frequently asked questions about Sands Cisd
How many students attend Sands Cisd?
Sands Cisd has 232 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ackerly, TX. CCD year-over-year: 240 (2022-23) → 246 (2023-24), nearly flat (+6).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sands Cisd?
The student-teacher ratio at Sands Cisd is 11:1, which is 25% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 30% 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 Sands Cisd?
55.4% of students at Sands Cisd are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sands Cisd?
The largest demographic group at Sands Cisd is White at 48.3% of enrollment, in Ackerly, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sands Cisd?
Sands Cisd 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 Sands Cisd?
None reported; Sands Cisd operates only Sands Cisd as a public school district in NCES's records.