Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Data showed that Bell County welcomed 77,572 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 24.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 124 schools in Bell County, C. E. Ellison High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,074 students.
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.
Ethnicities in Bell County in 2021-22 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Bell County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Harker Heights High School | 28.4 | 2,677 |
| C. E. Ellison High School | 40.4 | 2,658 |
| Belton High School | 7 | 2,554 |
| Robert M. Shoemaker High School | 45 | 2,259 |
| Temple High School | 26 | 2,254 |
| Killeen High School | 35.3 | 2,187 |
| Lake Belton High School | 7.9 | 1,593 |
| Gateway College Preparatory School | 5.5 | 1,534 |
| Roy Junior Smith Middle School | 37.3 | 1,357 |
| Nolan Middle School | 23.9 | 1,132 |
| Killeen Elementary School | 32 | 1,036 |
| Pershing Park Elementary School | 26.5 | 1,023 |
| Thomas Arnold Elementary School | 1.2 | 1,017 |
| Charles E. Patterson Middle School | 35.8 | 1,014 |
| Clifton Park Elementary School | 40.3 | 1,005 |
| Killeen ISD Early College High School | 28 | 1,001 |
| Skipcha Elementary School | 22.6 | 973 |
| Alice W. Douse Elementary School | 33.6 | 969 |
| Reeces Creek Elementary School | 48.1 | 892 |
| North Belton Middle School | 9 | 891 |
| Saegert Elementary School | 36.4 | 882 |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School | 6.7 | 877 |
| Palo Alto Middle School | 47.4 | 835 |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School | 36.1 | 831 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 21.8 | 829 |
| Haynes Elementary School | 37.9 | 825 |
| Lake Belton Middle School | 7 | 818 |
| Iduma Elementary School | 45.1 | 816 |
| Meadows Elementary School | 21.7 | 803 |
| Audie Murphy Middle School | 24.1 | 802 |
| Liberty Hill Middle School | 38.5 | 800 |
| Rancier Middle School | 39.2 | 785 |
| Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School | 35.2 | 770 |
| Trimmier Elementary School | 21.8 | 769 |
| Thornton Elementary School | 18.5 | 755 |
| Willow Springs Elementary School | 49.2 | 754 |
| Live Oak Ridge Middle School | 45.2 | 735 |
| Tarver Elementary School | 12.8 | 734 |
| Belton Middle School | 5.8 | 719 |
| Maude Moore Wood Elementary School | 29.1 | 695 |
| Pat Carney Elementary School | 36.8 | 695 |
| Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School | 19.6 | 690 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 2 | 688 |
| Salado High School | 1.5 | 676 |
| Harker Heights Elementary School | 17.5 | 673 |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | 26.4 | 666 |
| South Belton Middle School | 8.7 | 666 |
| Manor Middle School | 40.6 | 660 |
| Union Grove Middle School | 26.9 | 646 |
| Bonham Middle School | 19.8 | 643 |
| Travis Science Academy | 25.4 | 638 |
| Ira Cross Junior Elementary School | 49.6 | 631 |
| Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School | 11.7 | 630 |
| Brookhaven Elementary School | 41.3 | 629 |
| Hay Branch Elementary School | 49.9 | 629 |
| High Point Elementary School | 4.8 | 628 |
| Sparta Elementary School | 3.5 | 627 |
| Venable Village Elementary School | 32.3 | 622 |
| Maxdale Elementary School | 45.1 | 616 |
| Eastern Hills Middle School | 29.7 | 613 |
| Nolanville Elementary School | 23 | 604 |
| Cedar Valley Elementary School | 35.4 | 599 |
| Richard E. Cavazos Elementary School | 16.5 | 595 |
| Clarke Elementary School | 21.4 | 561 |
| Charter Oak Elementary School | 4.7 | 555 |
| Salado Middle School | 1.5 | 544 |
| Montague Village Elementary School | 17.8 | 534 |
| Lamar Middle School | 26.1 | 532 |
| Peebles Elementary School | 27.2 | 529 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 22.6 | 513 |
| Raye-Allen Elementary School | 29 | 510 |
| Academy High School | 6.5 | 495 |
| Scott Elementary School | 15.8 | 462 |
| Academy Elementary | 5.4 | 461 |
| Troy High School | 2.9 | 454 |
| Belton Early Childhood School | 9.1 | 441 |
| Western Hills Elementary School | 24.3 | 432 |
| Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School | 1 | 416 |
| Academy Junior High | 6.3 | 415 |
| Raymond Mays Middle School | 2.2 | 412 |
| Kennedy-Powell Elementary School | 25.1 | 407 |
| Rogers Elementary School | 1 | 404 |
| Southwest Elementary School | 6.2 | 401 |
| Bartlett Schools | 10.6 | 395 |
| Hector P. Garcia Elementary School | 12.2 | 394 |
| Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy | 28.5 | 393 |
| Academy Intermediate | 6.7 | 388 |
| Pathways Academic Campus | 39.7 | 355 |
| Troy Elementary School | 2.5 | 355 |
| Cater Elementary School | 19.1 | 324 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | 2.8 | 318 |
| Holland Elementary School | 2.2 | 312 |
| Temple Charter Academy | 15.5 | 310 |
| Rogers High School | 2 | 294 |
| Miller Heights Elementary School | 12.3 | 276 |
| Cove Charter Academy | 24.4 | 246 |
| Leon Heights Elementary School | 5.3 | 228 |
| Holland High School | 3.8 | 210 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi | 2.5 | 199 |
| Rogers Middle School | 0.5 | 197 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo | 6.6 | 182 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth | 31.3 | 179 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban) | 36.3 | 160 |
| Cedar Park Charter Academy | 14.6 | 157 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock | 16.3 | 147 |
| Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) | 52.1 | 146 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Midland South | 5.6 | 144 |
| Gateway High School | 56.3 | 135 |
| Holland Middle School | 0 | 135 |
| Kingsland School | 1.6 | 125 |
| Georgetown Charter Academy | 13 | 123 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena | 6 | 116 |
| Fred W. Edwards Academy Aec | 26.4 | 110 |
| Nolan Creek School | 9.4 | 106 |
| Gateway Tech High School | 1.3 | 78 |
| Wheatley Alternative Education Center | 48.6 | 74 |
| New Horizons | 12.5 | 64 |
| Gateway Middle School | 70.8 | 48 |
| Elementary Alter Learning Center | 75 | 20 |
| Adventhealth School | 42.9 | 14 |
| Bell County DAEP | 0 | 5 |
| Killeen JJAEP | 25 | 4 |
| Bell County JJAEP | 50 | 2 |
| Scott & White Hospital | 0 | 2 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Harker Heights Elementary• Cove Charter Academy• Kennedy-Powell Elementary• Clarke Elementary• Bartlett Schools• Salado High School• Tarver Elementary• Nolan Creek School• Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School• Clear Creek Elementary• Richard E. Cavazos Elementary• Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena• Brookhaven Elementary• Charter Oak Elementary• Killeen High School• Academy High School• Thomas Arnold Elementary• Wheatley Alternative Education Center• Pathways Academic Campus• High Point Elementary• Iduma Elementary• Holland High School• Live Oak Ridge Middle• Roy J. Smith Middle• Lamar Middle• Meadows Elementary• Rogers Elementary• Killeen Isd Early College High School• Miller Heights Elementary• Gateway College Preparatory School• Pat Carney Elementary School• Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi• Cater Elementary• Belton High School• Trimmier Elementary• Rancier Middle• Nolanville Elementary• Scott & White Hospital• Montague Village Elementary• Sparta Elementary• Gateway Middle• C.e. Ellison High School• Belton Middle School• Jefferson Elementary• Holland Middle• Temple High School• Liberty Hill Middle• Thornton Elementary• Adventhealth School• Hay Branch Elementary• Belton Early Childhood School• Mountain View Elementary• Troy Elementary• Salado Junior High• Chisholm Trail Elementary• Venable Village Elementary• Elementary Alter Learning Center• Kingsland School• Robert M. Shoemaker High School• Eastern Hills Middle• Audie Murphy Middle School• Nolan Middle School• Southwest Elementary• Bell County JJAEP• Ira Cross Junior Elementary• Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Skipcha Elementary• Raye-Allen Elementary• Academy Elementary• Hector P. Garcia Elementary• Killeen Elementary School• Holland Elementary• Alice W. Douse Elementary• Haynes Elementary• South Belton Middle• Temple Charter Academy• Manor Middle• Lake Belton High School• Joe M. Pirtle Elementary• Maude Moore Wood Elementary• Cedar Valley Elementary• Peebles Elementary• Maxdale Elementary• Georgetown Charter Academy• Cedar Park Charter Academy• Edna Bigham Mays Elementary• Scott Elementary• Killeen Jjaep• Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo• New Horizons• Palo Alto Middle• Lake Belton Middle• Rogers High School• Raymond Mays Middle• Fred W. Edwards Academy Aec• Troy High School• Leon Heights Elementary• Academy Intermediate• Clifton Park Elementary• Academy Junior High• Travis Science Academy• Pershing Park Elementary• Richard Milburn Academy Houston (suburban)• Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock• Bonham Middle• North Belton Middle• Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy• Saegert Elementary• Lakewood Elementary• Bell County Daep• Willow Springs Elementary• Richard Milburn Alter High School (killeen)• Richard Milburn Academy Midland South• Western Hills Elementary• Rogers Middle• Richard Milburn Academy Odessa• Gateway Tech High School• Gateway High School• Union Grove Middle• Reeces Creek Elementary• Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth• Harker Heights High School• Timber Ridge Elementary• Charles E. Patterson Middle
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