Big Bend High School
Public school in Terlingua, Texas · Terlingua CSD · Grades K–12
Big Bend High School serves 121 students in grades K–12 in Terlingua (Brewster County). It is the only school in Terlingua CSD. By enrollment it is the 289th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 8.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 14.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–12 |
| District | Terlingua CSD |
| County | Brewster County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484239007193 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Terlingua CSD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 121 | 121 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 8.1 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.6% | 73.6% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Big Bend High School in context
Size
Big Bend High School is the only school in Terlingua CSD, so its 121 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 97.7 miles away and have a median of 170 students, so Big Bend High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 13 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 7, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 11). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 17.4%.
73.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Big Bend High School has 14.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 121 students would have about 11 teachers, so Big Bend High School has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Marathon Independent School Dist, 64.4 miles away in Marathon ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.8% |
| White | 17.4% |
| Black | 0.8% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 11 |
| Grade 1 | 10 |
| Grade 2 | 9 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 11 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
550 Roadrunner Cir, Terlingua, TX 79852
Phone: (432)371-2281
Website: terlinguacsd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Big Bend High School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Independent School Dist | Marathon ISD | 64.4 mi | 58 | 4.7 | 70.7% |
| Marfa Schools | Marfa ISD | 74.9 mi | 194 | 9.1 | 98.5% |
| Sanderson Schools | Terrell County ISD | 89.3 mi | 114 | 8 | 51.8% |
| Ft Davis School | Ft Davis ISD | 90.5 mi | 682 | 29 | – |
| Valentine School | Valentine ISD | 105.0 mi | 32 | 3.1 | 59.4% |
| Balmorhea ISD Educational Community | Balmorhea ISD | 115.5 mi | 146 | 8.1 | 83.6% |
| Van Horn School | Culberson County-Allamoore ISD | 142.5 mi | 381 | 11.5 | 78.5% |
| Buena Vista School | Buena Vista ISD | 144.5 mi | 220 | 11 | 48.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.