BELLAIRE H S

As a high-enrollment four-year high school in BELLAIRE, Texas, BELLAIRE H S enrolls 3,216 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by HOUSTON ISD. That puts it 304% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. BELLAIRE H S is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BELLAIRE H S lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 20% White, 17% Black, 14% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BELLAIRE H S has 167 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BELLAIRE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 59.9%.

Across the wider county, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BELLAIRE H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

LOVETT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELLAIRE H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELLAIRE H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 3,487 students in 2018 compared to 3,216 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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