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SANDS CISD

Ackerly, Texas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

232
Students enrolled
1
Public schools
23
Classroom teachers (FTE)
9.9:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 15
  • Kindergarten 20
  • Grade 1 14
  • Grade 2 13
  • Grade 3 14
  • Grade 4 17
  • Grade 5 18
  • Grade 6 19
  • Grade 7 23
  • Grade 8 18
  • Grade 9 24
  • Grade 10 8
  • Grade 11 14
  • Grade 12 15

By race/ethnicity

  • White 48%
  • Hispanic/Latino 48%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
  • Black or African American <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 136 of 232 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 56%
  • Reduced-price lunch 2%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$19,858 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,289
  • Support services $8,614
  • Other (food service, etc.) $955

Where the money comes from

  • Local 98%
  • State 1%
  • Federal 1%

Total revenue $26.6 milliontotal spending $63.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

44

District office

201 FIRST ST, Ackerly TX 79713

County

Dawson County

Official website

NCES District ID

4839120

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About SANDS CISD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Sands CISD covers 218 square miles and is located in portions of Borden County, Dawson County, Howard County and Martin County. The campus is located in Dawson County, Ackerly TX. Sands CISD is a pre-K through 12 facility under one roof. The district is proud of its excellent academic, agriculture and athletic reputation. Enrollment ranges from 190 to 235. The district has 46 employees. All seven board members are elected at large. Mission Statement: The Sands educational system is committed to providing opportunities for all students so that they may be prepared to participate as responsible citizens in an ever-changing society. We are convinced that all students can maintain a measure of success. We pledge to provide for their development—mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially—to assure their success in tomorrow’s world.
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