Sands CISD
Ackerly, Texas · Dawson County · Grades Pre-K–12
Sands CISD runs 1 school (1 other) with 232 students. By enrollment it is the 1012th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 232 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 23.5 |
| Students per teacher | 9.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dawson County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4839120 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Sands CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sands CISD | Other | Pre-K–12 | 232 | 9.9 | 58.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Sands CISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Sands CISD in context
Size
Sands CISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Sands CISD, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 24 students this year. Grade 12 has 15 students and kindergarten has 20, 25% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Sands CISD enrolls 15 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Sands CISD at 48.3%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 47.8%.
58.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 9.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 0.5 counselors it has 464 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Sands CISD's area as rural, remote: in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Klondike ISD, 14.7 miles away with 261 students. 5 districts are within 25 miles, and 5 of them enroll more students than Sands CISD. Dawson County has 4 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 22.5 | 10 |
| School counselors | 0.5 | 464 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 6.7 | 35 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 1 | 232 |
| District administrators | 1 | 232 |
| All staff | 43.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.3% |
| Hispanic | 47.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Black | 0.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 14 |
| Grade 4 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 19 |
| Grade 7 | 23 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 24 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 14 |
| Grade 12 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike ISD | 15 mi | 261 | 11.5 | – |
| Grady ISD | 20 mi | 241 | 12.2 | – |
| Lamesa ISD | 21 mi | 1,484 | 13.2 | – |
| Borden County ISD | 23 mi | 249 | 11.2 | – |
| Big Spring ISD | 24 mi | 3,376 | 14 | – |
| Stanton ISD | 28 mi | 1,062 | 11.8 | – |
| Coahoma ISD | 28 mi | 1,084 | 13.7 | – |
| O'Donnell ISD | 31 mi | 253 | 7.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Dawson County
- Lamesa ISD (1,484 students)
- Klondike ISD (261 students)
- Dawson ISD (140 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
201 First St, Ackerly, TX 79713
Phone: (432)353-4888
Website: sands.esc17.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.