Big Sandy High School
Public high school in Big Sandy, Texas · Big Sandy ISD · Grades 9–12
Big Sandy High School serves 191 students in grades 9–12 in Big Sandy (Upshur County). It is one of 3 schools in Big Sandy ISD. By enrollment it is the 1369th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Big Sandy ISD |
| County | Upshur County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481014000470 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Big Sandy ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 191 | 649 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.3 | 10.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.6% | 59.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Texas high 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 Sandy High School in context
Size
Big Sandy High School is the only high school in Big Sandy ISD. Its 191 students are 29.4% of the district's 649. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10 miles away and have a median of 376 students, so Big Sandy 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 9 with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 42, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (42 against 59). 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
White students are the largest group, at 67% of enrollment, about the same share as across Big Sandy ISD (67%). Black students are next, at 12.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.5% across Big Sandy ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Big Sandy High School has 20.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 191 students would have about 13.6 teachers, so Big Sandy High School has 6.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus, 2.4 miles away in Trinity Charter School. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67% |
| Black | 12.6% |
| Hispanic | 12% |
| Two or more races | 7.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 59 |
| Grade 10 | 42 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 Wildcat Dr., Big Sandy, TX 75755
Phone: (903)636-5287
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Big Sandy High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus | Trinity Charter School | 2.4 mi | 18 | 7.5 | – |
| Hawkins H S / Middle School | Hawkins ISD | 5.7 mi | 433 | 10.9 | 58.7% |
| Winona High School | Winona ISD | 7.8 mi | 319 | 9 | 84% |
| Gladewater High School | Gladewater ISD | 9.0 mi | 484 | 12.1 | 73.1% |
| Union Grove High School | Union Grove ISD | 11.0 mi | 232 | 9.4 | 37.1% |
| Harmony High School | Harmony ISD | 11.5 mi | 273 | 8.1 | 44.3% |
| Gilmer High School | Gilmer ISD | 13.4 mi | 895 | 11.8 | 60.3% |
| Sabine High School | Sabine ISD | 13.5 mi | 456 | 11.5 | 42.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Big Sandy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 320 |
| Big Sandy Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 138 |