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BIG SPRING ISD

BIG SPRING, HOWARD COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MR JAY MCWILLIAMS

TEA Rating

C · 79

Enrollment

3,110

Avg Salary

$57,889

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
Beginning43$40,158
1–5 years103$46,265
6–10 years43$55,781
11–20 years30$66,123
21–30 years18$70,335
Over 30 years6$58,781

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

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor8$70,314
School Nurse6$42,807
Librarian2$68,297
Business Services1$69,357
Principal7$95,972
Superintendent1$208,000

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

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

Participation status

TIA Active
Learn about TIA
LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized52.1%$5,138
Exemplary135.4%$10,363
Master3112.8%$19,340

49 of 242 teachers TIA-designated (20.2%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

13.9 : 1

Teacher turnover

26.1%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

77.9%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

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

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
373%43%17%
478%61%23%
570%37%11%
669%29%7%
743%14%0%
865%38%7%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
368%39%11%
469%36%7%
576%47%26%
664%37%11%
771%38%21%
873%47%18%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
850%20%8%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I81%46%15%
Biology93%64%26%
English I66%45%6%
English II67%53%4%
U.S. History92%53%20%

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