📍 707 e 11th Pl, Big Spring, Howard County, 79720
Big Spring H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Big Spring, Howard County. The school has 1,084 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mike Ritchey. It is part of the Big Spring Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Spring H S enrolls 1,084 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 735 | 68% |
| White | 259 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
722 of the school's 1,084 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 668 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Big Spring H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Big Spring H S is one of 9 schools in BIG SPRING ISD, based in BIG SPRING, Texas. The district serves 3,376 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,084 students, Big Spring H S is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote