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BIG SANDY ISD

BIG SANDY, UPSHUR COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MRS RHONDA TURNER

TEA Rating

C · 72

Enrollment

644

Avg Salary

$54,944

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning8$44,330
1–5 years12$39,483
6–10 years9$49,525
11–20 years14$57,685
21–30 years10$57,990
Over 30 years8$58,540

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor1$71,251
School Nurse1$51,848
Librarian1$44,022
Principal2$86,405
Superintendent1$163,782

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

Applied

May receive TIA payments beginning the 2027–28 school year.

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TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

10.6 : 1

Teacher turnover

24.7%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

98.4%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
360%35%5%
450%17%0%
550%31%10%
673%33%6%
734%27%0%
863%40%10%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
365%36%11%
467%50%8%
579%42%19%
671%54%27%
766%39%20%
885%60%25%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
850%21%8%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I81%54%22%
Biology95%74%28%
English I76%50%10%
English II76%51%5%
U.S. History100%79%32%

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Campuses

Schools (3)

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