Enrollment
209
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Sulphur Bluff Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484179004763 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.2%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sulphur Bluff Isd compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sulphur Bluff Isd
Sulphur Bluff Isd is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Sulphur Bluff, Texas, enrolling 209 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Sulphur Bluff Isd is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 209 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 401 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #171.
Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 36/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Sulphur Bluff Isd operates only this one school, so Sulphur Bluff Isd has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Sulphur Bluff Isd compares
Sulphur Bluff Isd on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$15,798
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sulphur Bluff Isd, which includes Sulphur Bluff Isd.
$15,798
Per student
+16%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.0%
State 50.2%
Federal 14.8%
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 (~209 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
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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.
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, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Sulphur Bluff Isd a good school?
Sulphur Bluff Isd earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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