Other / mixed grade configuration · Sulphur Bluff, TX

Sulphur Bluff Isd

Federal NCES profile for Sulphur Bluff Isd, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484179004763
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sulphur Bluff Isd earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.

58
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
small classes for Texas
39.2%
free-lunch eligible
209
students enrolled

Sulphur Bluff Isd has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Sulphur Bluff Isd held near 228 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 20.9 → 20.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 484179004763 · Sulphur Bluff, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

209 enr · 10.4:1 · 39.2% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Wellton Elementary School (209 students)

Sulphur Bluff Isd held near 228 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 20.9 → 20.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Sulphur Bluff Isd compares

Sulphur Bluff Isd 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 10.4:1 ▼ 29% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.2% ▼ 37% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 209 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
209
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
39.2%
free-lunch eligible - 37% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.5%
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
$14,749
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
24
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.5%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 1.9%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 78.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.5, Sulphur Bluff Isd is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Sulphur Bluff Isd reports $14,749 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.

Frequently asked questions about Sulphur Bluff Isd

How many students attend Sulphur Bluff Isd?

Sulphur Bluff Isd has 209 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sulphur Bluff, TX. CCD year-over-year: 227 (2022-23) → 228 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sulphur Bluff Isd?

The student-teacher ratio at Sulphur Bluff Isd is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% 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 Sulphur Bluff Isd?

39.2% of students at Sulphur Bluff Isd are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sulphur Bluff Isd?

The largest demographic group at Sulphur Bluff Isd is White at 78.5% of enrollment, in Sulphur Bluff, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sulphur Bluff Isd?

Sulphur Bluff Isd has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Sulphur Bluff Isd?

None reported; Sulphur Bluff Isd operates only Sulphur Bluff Isd as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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