BIG SPRING H S

Located at 707 E 11TH PL, in BIG SPRING, Texas, BIG SPRING H S is a medium-sized 9-12 campus that caters to 982 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by BIG SPRING ISD. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within BIG SPRING ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 3,742 students, BIG SPRING H S is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BIG SPRING H S reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest reads as 22% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BIG SPRING H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BIG SPRING H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Howard County) reports that median household income runs about $69,649, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BIG SPRING H S is one of 15 public schools in Howard County (combined enrollment of about 5,521 students).

BIG SPRING J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BIG SPRING H S at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

BIG SPRING H S operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BIG SPRING H S has contracted 8%, going from 1,065 students in 2018 to 982 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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