LAKE BELTON H S

LAKE BELTON H S is a senior high of big scale in TEMPLE, Texas, part of BELTON ISD, enrolling 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so LAKE BELTON H S sits 189% bigger than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, LAKE BELTON H S logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Bell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, LAKE BELTON H S lists 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE BELTON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 62.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bell County) shows that median household income runs about $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE 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 HIGH POINT EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKE BELTON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKE BELTON H S at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

LAKE BELTON H S operates from an urban location.

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