Sabine ISD
Sabine ISD is a public school district based in Gladewater, Texas, serving 1,583 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #387 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 24% of them. Its schools average 396 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Monty Pepper. It spends about $10,667 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Sabine compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Sabine | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,667 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,533 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $17.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 243 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 317 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield ISDFairfield | 1,602 | 4 | $12,484 | 12.7 | #384 |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst CISDColdspring | 1,585 | 4 | $12,892 | 13.5 | #385 |
| Hempstead ISDHempstead | 1,585 | 3 | $12,614 | 16.3 | #386 |
| Sabine ISDGladewater · this district | 1,583 | 4 | $10,667 | 13.5 | #387 |
| Diboll ISDDiboll | 1,582 | 5 | $12,580 | 13.0 | #388 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart School DistrictStuttgart, AR | 1,584 | $10,267 | 14.3 |
| Aspen School District No. 1Aspen, CO | 1,584 | $20,967 | 12.5 |
| Decorah Community School DistrictDecorah, IA | 1,584 | $12,694 | 13.1 |
| Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School DistrictFloral Park, NY | 1,584 | $19,220 | 15.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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