Spur School
Public school in Spur, Texas · Spur ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Spur School serves 192 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Spur (Dickens County). It is the only school in Spur ISD. By enrollment it is the 219th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 8.9 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 ÷ 21.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Spur ISD |
| County | Dickens County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480000204732 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spur ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 192 | 192 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 | 8.9 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50% | 50% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Spur School in context
Size
Spur School is the only school in Spur ISD, so its 192 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 34.3 miles away and have a median of 163 students, so Spur School is close to their typical size.
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 11 with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 6, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 12 has 53% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 8 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 55.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 39.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Spur School has 21.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 192 students would have about 17.5 teachers, so Spur School has 4.1 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 Patton Springs School, 19.8 miles away in Patton Springs 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
| White | 55.2% |
| Hispanic | 39.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 8 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 15 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 16 |
| Grade 4 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 6 |
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 N Williams, Spur, TX 79370
Phone: (806)271-3385
Website: spurbulldogs.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spur School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Springs School | Patton Springs ISD | 19.8 mi | 88 | 7.9 | 84.1% |
| Jayton Schools | Jayton-Girard ISD | 22.6 mi | 169 | 8.5 | 36.1% |
| Crosbyton CISD Pre K-12 | Crosbyton CISD | 25.4 mi | 316 | 10.7 | 83.2% |
| Guthrie School | Guthrie CSD | 32.3 mi | 93 | 5.9 | – |
| Motley County School | Motley County ISD | 36.3 mi | 179 | 10.1 | 53.1% |
| Lorenzo ISD | Lorenzo ISD | 40.8 mi | 207 | 8.4 | 81.2% |
| Southland School | Southland ISD | 40.9 mi | 132 | 8 | 71.2% |
| Paducah School | Paducah ISD | 48.3 mi | 156 | 8.9 | 67.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.