NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL

NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL is a tiny elementary school in BELTON, Texas, run under ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL. The school caters to 109 students in grades K through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 79% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Within ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL, which oversees 4 schools and 1,984 students, NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. Compared to Bell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bell County put median household income runs about $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL is one.

DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 30%: 84 students in 2018 compared to 109 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.