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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 524 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) is a school district in Texas (Polk County). During the 2024 school year, 524 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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About the district

School board

The Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lyndon Alec2028
Mark Duff2028
Darrell Murphy2028
Kabe Murphy2028
Sheila Neal2026
Maynard Williams2026
Zach Williford2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County)
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 9Trent AshbyRepublican Party 100% 4%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,227,000 $4,186 21%
Local: $3,053,000 $5,739 29%
State: $5,343,000 $10,043 50%
Total: $10,623,000 $19,968
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,582,000 $16,131
Total Current Expenditures: $7,674,000 $14,424
Instructional Expenditures: $4,916,000 $9,240 57%
Student and Staff Support: $216,000 $406 3%
Administration: $1,023,000 $1,922 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,519,000 $2,855 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $793,000 $1,490
Construction: $592,000 $1,112
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $26,000 $48

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 43 PS PS 21-39 30-39 >=50 45-49
2020-2021 39 PS 21-39 30-39 <50 40-44
2018-2019 45 PS PS 21-39 40-49 PS 45-49
2017-2018 40 PS PS 21-39 30-39 PS 40-44
2016-2017 70 PS PS 60-79 65-69 >=50 70-74
2015-2016 63 PS PS 40-59 50-59 >=50 65-69
2014-2015 63 PS PS 60-79 40-49 <50 65-69
2013-2014 70 PS >=80 50-59 >=50 70-74
2012-2013 76 PS >=80 65-69 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 81 PS >=80 60-69 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 86 PS 60-79 80-89 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 49 PS PS 21-39 30-39 <50 55-59
2020-2021 39 PS 30-39 20-29 <50 40-44
2018-2019 41 PS PS 21-39 20-29 PS 45-49
2017-2018 44 PS PS 21-39 30-39 PS 45-49
2016-2017 74 PS PS 40-59 70-74 >=50 75-79
2015-2016 63 PS PS 60-79 55-59 >=50 65-69
2014-2015 69 PS PS 60-79 70-74 >=50 70-74
2013-2014 73 PS 60-79 65-69 >=50 75-79
2012-2013 73 PS 60-79 65-69 >=80 75-79
2011-2012 88 PS >=50 80-89 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 89 PS >=80 80-89 90-94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=80
2020-2021 >=90 PS PS >=50 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=90 >=50 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=50 >=80
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=50 >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=50 PS >=80
2011-2012 >=90 >=50 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=50 >=80

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 524 2.3
2022-2023 512 -3.9
2021-2022 532 6.8
2020-2021 496 -1.4
2019-2020 503 -2.0
2018-2019 513 1.0
2017-2018 508 -4.1
2016-2017 529 6.6
2015-2016 494 -1.2
2014-2015 500 -5.2
2013-2014 526 5.9
2012-2013 495 -5.1
2011-2012 520 6.7
2010-2011 485 -4.7
2009-2010 508 -0.6
2008-2009 511 -2.7
2007-2008 525 4.0
2006-2007 504 5.6
2005-2006 476 -1.7
2004-2005 484 5.4
2003-2004 458 1.3
2002-2003 452 1.3
2001-2002 446 3.8
2000-2001 429 -2.3
1999-2000 439 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 20.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 5.4
Black 1.3 12.8
Hispanic 10.5 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.5 3.1
White 62.2 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) had 41.85 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.52.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.11
Kindergarten: 2.13
Elementary: 14.78
Secondary: 18.49
Total: 41.85

Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.57 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 2.49
School Administrators: 2.57
School Administrative Support: 3.42
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.91
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.99
Student Support Services: 0.99
Other Support Services: 14.71

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Big Sandy School524PK-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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