Sulphur Springs ISD
Sulphur Springs ISD is a public school district based in Sulphur Springs, Texas, serving 4,216 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #210 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 59% of them. Its schools average 527 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Deana Steeber. It spends about $10,939 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Sulphur Springs compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Sulphur Springs | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,939 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,073 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $50.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 307 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 604 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 383 | 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
Moves tracker →Deana Steeber
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset ISDSomerset | 4,259 | 8 | $11,044 | 15.9 | #209 |
| Sulphur Springs ISDSulphur Springs · this district | 4,216 | 8 | $10,939 | 13.7 | #210 |
| Andrews ISDAndrews | 4,209 | 6 | $11,274 | 15.3 | #211 |
| Mercedes ISDMercedes | 4,207 | 12 | $12,263 | 14.1 | #212 |
| Springtown ISDSpringtown | 4,188 | 7 | $10,873 | 14.1 | #213 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willmar Public School DistrictWillmar, MN | 4,218 | $14,219 | 13.1 |
| Clarendon 06Manning, SC | 4,216 | n/a | 16.3 |
| Macon CountyLafayette, TN | 4,216 | $9,112 | n/a |
| Hatboro-Horsham School DistrictHorsham, PA | 4,215 | $21,461 | 11.0 |
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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