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Bell City High School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7161 Highway 14 East
Bell City, LA 70630
Phone
(337) 217-4500
District
Calcasieu Parish
County
CALCASIEU PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
819
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.9% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Bell City High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
40%
58%
44%
56%
37%
57%
40%
58%
44%
56%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
42%
33%
45%
46%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
38%
43%
42%
49%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
36%
46%
39%
38%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
36%
51%
43%
34%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
36%
47%
47%
23%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
58%
40%
49%
44%
67%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
40%
59%
48%
44%
33%
52%
40%
59%
48%
44%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
15
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 13 1.6%
Kindergarten 71 8.7%
Grade 1 64 7.8%
Grade 2 64 7.8%
Grade 3 61 7.4%
Grade 4 66 8.1%
Grade 5 58 7.1%
Grade 6 67 8.2%
Grade 7 62 7.6%
Grade 8 68 8.3%
Grade 9 50 6.1%
Grade 10 65 7.9%
Grade 11 62 7.6%
Grade 12 48 5.9%
Total 819 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.0% 59.0% 43.7%
Black 4.6% 30.4% 42.9%
Hispanic 4.7% 8.4% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.8% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.7% 57.0% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 38.9% 52.3% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 4.7% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 210,770 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 198.1 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 76,853 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.6% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.2% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 10.4% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,882 $232,686,000 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $956 $28,237,000 5.0%
Staff $817 $24,124,000 4.3%
General Administration $181 $5,331,000 0.9%
School Administration $785 $23,186,000 4.1%
Operation $5,945 $175,519,000 31.0%
Transportation $535 $15,796,000 2.8%
Other $315 $9,305,000 1.6%
Total Support $9,535 $281,498,000 49.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,761 $51,976,000 9.2%
Total Expenditures $19,177 $566,160,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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