Bells ISD
A public school district in Bells, Texas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,007
- Students enrolled
- 82.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 139.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,726
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,007 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,419th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 577th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 58% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,726 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 14% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bells ISD spent $11,726 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,113 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,726 | $11.3 million | 963 |
| FY2022 | $11,708 | $10.4 million | 885 |
| FY2021 | $10,796 | $9.4 million | 868 |
| FY2020 | $10,449 | $9.2 million | 885 |
| FY2019 | $9,411 | $8.4 million | 895 |
| FY2018 | $9,800 | $8.1 million | 822 |
| FY2017 | $9,839 | $7.6 million | 776 |
| FY2016 | $9,222 | $7.1 million | 769 |
| FY2015 | $9,229 | $6.9 million | 752 |
| FY2014 | $9,049 | $7.1 million | 780 |
| FY2013 | $8,547 | $6.7 million | 783 |
| FY2012 | $8,527 | $6.6 million | 776 |
| FY2011 | $9,421 | $7.2 million | 763 |
| FY2010 | $9,146 | $7.2 million | 790 |
| FY2009 | $8,664 | $7.0 million | 812 |
| FY2008 | $8,696 | $6.7 million | 771 |
| FY2007 | $8,545 | $6.5 million | 756 |
| FY2006 | $8,454 | $6.6 million | 786 |
| FY2005 | $8,113 | $6.4 million | 788 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $542.0 thousand | 3.6% |
| State | $8.2 million | 55.0% |
| Local | $6.1 million | 41.4% |
| Total | $14.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bells Elementary | 458 |
| Bells High School | 318 |
| Pritchard Junior High | 231 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BELLS ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4809780
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved