Centroplex News

There were 13,644 students enrolled in Belton ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Belton ISD students was white, accounting for 48.6% of the student population.

Belton ISD roughly covers schools within Bell County with its main office in Belton.

Among the 18 schools in Belton ISD, Lake Belton High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,181 students in the 2022-23 school year.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Total Enrollment
Lake Belton High School	2,181
Belton High School	1,941
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	868
North Belton Middle School	857
Lake Belton Middle School	826
Tarver Elementary School	798
Lakewood Elementary School	700
Belton Middle School	691
South Belton Middle School	677
High Point Elementary School	643
Charter Oak Elementary School	632
Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School	606
Sparta Elementary School	598
Belton Early Childhood School	525
Southwest Elementary School	402
Miller Heights Elementary School	317
Leon Heights Elementary School	216
Belton New Tech High School at Waskow	166