BELTON H S

BELTON H S is an expansive senior high in BELTON, Texas, overseen by BELTON ISD. The school serves 1,763 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 121% above typical.

BELTON ISD runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 13,980 students. BELTON H S is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BELTON H S lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 40% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BELTON H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bell County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BELTON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

In the area at large, Bell County reports that median household income runs about $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BELTON H S is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).

The closest other public school is BELTON MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELTON H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELTON H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.2%.

BELTON H S operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. BELTON H S's enrollment has shrank 38% since 2018, when it stood at 2,843 (now 1,763). White enrollment moved from 53% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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