Beaumont ISD (BISD)
Beaumont, Texas · Jefferson County · Grades Pre-K–12
Beaumont ISD runs 25 schools (14 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high, 1 pre-k) with 16,336 students. By enrollment it is the 82nd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, midsize.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 25 |
| Students | 16,336 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 941.7 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.8% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| NCES district ID | 4809670 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Beaumont ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Beaumont ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Beaumont ISD in context
Size
Beaumont ISD enrolls 0.3% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is West Brook Senior High School with 2,213 students, and the smallest is Jefferson County Youth Academy with 13; the average is 653, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 1,444 students this year. Grade 12 has 1,049 students and kindergarten has 1,103, within 10% of each other. Beaumont ISD enrolls 1,228 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Beaumont ISD at 60.7%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 27.6%.
82.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 57.3% at West Brook Senior High School to 100% at Bingman PK. 24 of its 25 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 941.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 17.3 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 41.7 counselors it has 392 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 5.8 librarians or media specialists and 2 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Beaumont ISD's area as city, midsize: inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest district is Ehrhart School, 0.6 miles away with 559 students. 19 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Beaumont ISD. Jefferson County has 9 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 800.1 | 20 |
| School counselors | 41.7 | 392 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 5.8 | 2,817 |
| School psychologists | 2 | 8,168 |
| Instructional aides | 275.4 | 59 |
| Other student support staff | 98.3 | 166 |
| School administrators | 77 | 212 |
| District administrators | 31.5 | 519 |
| All staff | 2,331.7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 60.7% |
| Hispanic | 27.6% |
| White | 6.5% |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1,228 |
| Kindergarten | 1,103 |
| Grade 1 | 1,188 |
| Grade 2 | 1,170 |
| Grade 3 | 1,224 |
| Grade 4 | 1,231 |
| Grade 5 | 1,137 |
| Grade 6 | 1,100 |
| Grade 7 | 1,051 |
| Grade 8 | 1,081 |
| Grade 9 | 1,444 |
| Grade 10 | 1,242 |
| Grade 11 | 1,088 |
| Grade 12 | 1,049 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrhart School | 1 mi | 559 | 13.1 | – |
| Vidor ISD | 9 mi | 4,165 | 14.6 | – |
| Nederland ISD | 11 mi | 5,317 | 14.4 | – |
| Bob Hope School | 11 mi | 2,584 | 18.8 | – |
| Hamshire-Fannett ISD | 12 mi | 2,006 | 15.2 | – |
| Port Neches-Groves ISD | 13 mi | 5,349 | 14.2 | – |
| Lumberton ISD | 13 mi | 4,108 | 15.3 | – |
| Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 15 mi | 2,762 | 14.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Jefferson County
- Port Arthur ISD (8,041 students)
- Port Neches-Groves ISD (5,349 students)
- Nederland ISD (5,317 students)
- Bob Hope School (2,584 students)
- Hamshire-Fannett ISD (2,006 students)
- Ehrhart School (559 students)
- Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School (419 students)
- Sabine Pass ISD (372 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
3395 Harrison Ave, Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone: (409)617-5000
Website: bmtisd.com
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.