Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Of the 79,453 students attending Bell County schools, 36.3% were Hispanic. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 28.4% of the student body.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Bell County school districts, comprising 35.8% of the student body.
Priority Charter Schools had the most even distribution of races among the districts in the county, with 32.3% Hispanic, 31.7% white, 21.8% Black, 10.5% multiracial, 2.5% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian students.
In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.2% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bell County.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.
| District | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy ISD | White | 57.8% | 1,814 |
| Bartlett ISD | Hispanic | 62% | 439 |
| Belton ISD | White | 47.4% | 13,808 |
| Holland ISD | White | 68.2% | 638 |
| Inspire Academies | Hispanic | 53.1% | 811 |
| Killeen ISD | Hispanic | 34.4% | 43,864 |
| Orenda Charter School | White | 50.3% | 1,923 |
| Priority Charter Schools | Hispanic | 32.3% | 486 |
| Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) | Hispanic | 68.8% | 1,450 |
| Rogers ISD | White | 62.3% | 875 |
| Salado ISD | White | 67.1% | 2,346 |
| Temple ISD | Hispanic | 47.9% | 8,784 |
| Troy ISD | White | 59.4% | 1,706 |
| University of Texas University Charter School | White | 43.4% | 509 |
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