Belton ISD (BISD)
Belton, Texas · Bell County · Grades Pre-K–12
Belton ISD runs 20 schools (11 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high, 1 pre-k) with 13,697 students. By enrollment it is the 93rd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, midsize.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 20 |
| Students | 13,697 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 979.2 |
| Students per teacher | 14 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bell County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| NCES district ID | 4809860 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Belton ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Belton ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Belton ISD in context
Size
Belton ISD enrolls 0.2% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 685 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Lake Belton High School (2,300) and the smallest is District Alternative Education Program (46).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 1,145 students. Grade 12 has 1,083 students and kindergarten has 808, 34% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Belton ISD enrolls 494 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Belton ISD at 46%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 36.2%.
42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 18.7% at Lakewood Elementary School to 81.9% at Southwest Elementary School. 6 of its 20 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 979.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 14 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 40.9 counselors it has 335 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 10 librarians or media specialists and 5.8 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
Belton ISD is based in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city, an area NCES calls suburb, midsize. The nearest district is Temple ISD, 4.6 miles away with 8,764 students. 18 districts are within 25 miles, and 1 of them enrolls more students than Belton ISD. Bell County has 10 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 | 883.3 | 16 |
| School counselors | 40.9 | 335 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 10 | 1,370 |
| School psychologists | 5.8 | 2,362 |
| Instructional aides | 185.5 | 74 |
| Other student support staff | 100 | 137 |
| School administrators | 61.7 | 222 |
| District administrators | 21 | 652 |
| All staff | 2,033.6 |
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
| White | 46% |
| Hispanic | 36.2% |
| Black | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 494 |
| Kindergarten | 808 |
| Grade 1 | 915 |
| Grade 2 | 945 |
| Grade 3 | 970 |
| Grade 4 | 1,005 |
| Grade 5 | 1,057 |
| Grade 6 | 1,031 |
| Grade 7 | 1,035 |
| Grade 8 | 1,057 |
| Grade 9 | 1,145 |
| Grade 10 | 1,131 |
| Grade 11 | 1,021 |
| Grade 12 | 1,083 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple ISD | 5 mi | 8,764 | 14.6 | – |
| Academy ISD | 10 mi | 1,832 | 14.9 | – |
| Salado ISD | 11 mi | 2,429 | 16.3 | – |
| Troy ISD | 12 mi | 1,732 | 14.8 | – |
| Ki Charter | 12 mi | 448 | 8.7 | – |
| Priority Charter Schools | 14 mi | 504 | 11.7 | – |
| Holland ISD | 15 mi | 646 | 10.4 | – |
| Moody ISD | 16 mi | 751 | 11.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bell County
- Killeen ISD (42,883 students)
- Temple ISD (8,764 students)
- Salado ISD (2,429 students)
- Academy ISD (1,832 students)
- Troy ISD (1,732 students)
- Rogers ISD (893 students)
- Holland ISD (646 students)
- Priority Charter Schools (504 students)
- Bartlett ISD (393 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
400 N Wall, Belton, TX 76513
Phone: (254)215-2000
Website: bisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.