Regular local school district · Upshur County
Big Sandy ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Big Sandy ISD runs 3 public schools with 649 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.6 students per teacher is 4.5 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "BIG SANDY ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 649
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 401 Wildcat Dr, Big Sandy, TX 75755
- Phone
- (903)636-5318
- County
- Upshur County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4810140
- State district ID
- TX-230901
- Total staff (FTE)
- 114
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 649 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.6
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (643), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $9.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.3 million
- State revenue
- $5.5 million
- Local revenue
- $3.0 million
- Total spending
- $7.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,330
- Salaries
- $5.2 million66.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $6.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.3%
- State: 56.3%
- Local: 30.4%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,330
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Big Sandy ISD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Big Sandy Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 320 | 13.3 |
| Big Sandy High School | High | 9 to 12 | 191 | 9.6 |
| Big Sandy J H | Middle | 6 to 8 | 138 | 8.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Upshur County
- Gilmer ISD 2,946 students
- New Diana ISD 1,136 students
- Harmony ISD 895 students
- Ore City ISD 788 students
- Union Grove ISD 720 students
- Union Hill ISD 282 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.