BIG SPRING INT

As an intimate 6-8 campus in BIG SPRING, Texas, BIG SPRING INT enrolls 522 students from grades 5 through 6, one of the schools within BIG SPRING ISD.

BIG SPRING INT is one of 8 schools operated by BIG SPRING ISD, a district that instructs 3,742 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BIG SPRING INT shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BIG SPRING INT has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 66% of students at BIG SPRING INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BIG SPRING INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Howard County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,649 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Howard County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,521 students), of which BIG SPRING INT is one.

The closest other public school is GOLIAD EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BIG SPRING INT comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 640 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BIG SPRING INT typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.