Bell High School
Public high school in Hurst, Texas · Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD · Grades 10–12
Bell High School serves 2,411 students in grades 10–12 in Hurst (Tarrant County). It is one of 29 schools in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. By enrollment it is the 196th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 142.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482406002663 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,411 | 23,262 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51% | 59.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bell High School in context
Size
Bell High School is the 2nd largest of Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD's 3 high schools; its 2,411 students are 10.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,248; Bell High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 836 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 759, against an average of 804 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 836 in grade 10 and 759 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 36% here and 32.1% across Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. White students are next, at 35.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.1% across Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 142.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,411 students, Bell High School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,411 students would have about 172.2 teachers, so Bell High School has 29.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Bell High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy at Tcc Ne, 1.8 miles away in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. Within 10 miles there are 36 other high schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 36% |
| White | 35.2% |
| Black | 16.3% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 836 |
| Grade 11 | 816 |
| Grade 12 | 759 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1601 Brown Trl, Hurst, TX 76054
Phone: (817)399-3230
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bell High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy at Tcc Ne | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 1.8 mi | 358 | 25.6 | 43% |
| Birdville High School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 2,069 | 17.2 | 40.6% |
| Keys High School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2.1 mi | 30 | 2.4 | 56.7% |
| The Bridges Academy Alternative | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 3.6 mi | 57 | 5.7 | – |
| Trinity High School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 3.7 mi | 2,734 | 17.5 | 52.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Euless | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 3.8 mi | 659 | 17 | 50.4% |
| Richland High School | Birdville ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,063 | 15.9 | 49.5% |
| Colleyville Heritage High School | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,837 | 15 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.