As of 2007, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office awards Sierra Blanca ISD money due to the colonias served by the district.

[3] In 1949 the Sierra Blanca district sent the first teacher to Dell City upon request of the parents there.

[7] The movement to form a Dell City district caused turmoil in board members of Sierra Blanca as they were afraid the loss of population would mean the district would no longer be accredited to teach high school, and the El Paso Times wrote that Sierra Blanca ISD superintendent William F. Wallace "was reported to have resigned because of the controversy.

There were accusations that three teachers were improperly removed from their duties and of inappropriate physical punishment of students of Mexican origin.

In 1969 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) asked the district to make changes at the school.

The small number of students means that bad performance in a few could damage Sierra Blanca's academic rankings.

Loeffler stated that the relative inexperience of the faculty made it more difficult to improve academic performance.