Bells Independent School District

School district in Texas (U.S.)

Bells Independent School District

Location

1550 Ole Ambrose Road, Bells, Texas 75414

ESC Region 10[1]

United States
Coordinates| 33°37′50″N 96°24′26″W﻿ / ﻿33.630519°N 96.4072284°W﻿ / 33.630519; -96.4072284
District information
Type| Independent school district
Motto| Learn, Work, Serve, Respect, everyday. That's the panther way.
Grades| Pre-K through 12[2]
Superintendent| Tricia Meek[3]
Schools| 3[2]
Budget|

* Revenue:
* US$10.9 MM (2018–19)[2]
* Expenditures:
* US$15.3 MM (2018–19)[2]

NCES District ID| 4809780[2]
Students and staff
Students| 885 (2021–22)[2]
Teachers| 74.28 (FTE) (2021–22)[2]
Staff| 49.76 (2021–22)[2]
Student–teacher ratio| 11.91 (2021–22)[2]
Athletic conference| UIL Class 3A
District mascot| Panthers[4]
Colors|  Maroon, Gold [4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011| Recognized [5]
Website| bellsisd.net

Bells Independent School District is a public school district based in Bells, Texas (U.S.).

## Finances[edit]

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $195,896,000.[1][better source needed] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.028 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1][better source needed]

For the 2018–19 school year, the district had revenues of US$10.9 million and expenditures of US$15.3 million.[2]

## Academic achievement[edit]

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

## Schools[edit]

* Bells High School (Grades 9–12) (289 students, 2021–22)[2]
* Pritchard Junior High (Grades 6–8) (208 students, 2021–22)[2]
* Bells Elementary (Pre-K–5) (388 students, 2021–22)[2]

## See also[edit]

* Texas portal
* Schools portal

* List of school districts in Texas

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Texas School Directory 2019-2020" (PDF). Austin, Texas: Texas Education Agency. October 2020. p. 110\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bells ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
3. ^ "Staff". Bells Independent School Districtx. Retrieved January 12, 2023.[self-published source]
4. ^ a b "Bells High School Football". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
5. ^ a b "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Education in Grayson County, Texas

Public
high schools|

| Bells ISD|

* Bells High School

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Collinsville ISD|

* Collinsville High School

Denison ISD|

* Denison High School

Gunter ISD|

* Gunter High School

Howe ISD|

* Howe High School

Grayson ISD|

* Pottsboro High School

S&S ISD|

* S&S Consolidated High School

Sherman ISD|

* Sherman High School

Tioga ISD|

* Tioga High School

Tom Bean ISD|

* Tom Bean High School

Van Alstyne ISD|

* Van Alstyne High School

Whitesboro ISD|

* Whitesboro High School

Whitewright ISD|

* Whitewright High School

Tertiary|

* Austin College
* Grayson College

School districts which have territory in the county but do not operate schools in it include Pilot Point ISD, Trenton ISD, and Celina ISD.

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School districts in Texas served by Region 10 Education Service Center

Collin County|

* Allen ISD
* Anna ISD
* Bland ISD
* Blue Ridge ISD
* Celina ISD
* Community ISD
* Farmersville ISD
* Frisco ISD
* Template
* Gunter ISD
* Leonard ISD
* Lovejoy ISD
* McKinney ISD
* Melissa ISD
* Plano ISD
* Princeton ISD
* Prosper ISD
* Rockwall ISD
* Royse City ISD
* Trenton ISD
* Van Alstyne ISD
* Whitewright ISD
* Wylie ISD

Dallas County|

* Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
* Template
* Cedar Hill ISD
* Coppell ISD
* Dallas ISD
* Template
* DeSoto ISD
* Duncanville ISD
* Ferris ISD
* Garland ISD
* Template
* Grand Prairie ISD
* Highland Park ISD
* Irving ISD
* Lancaster ISD
* Mesquite ISD
* Richardson ISD
* Sunnyvale ISD
* Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is in Region ESC 11

| Closed|

* Wilmer-Hutchins ISD

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Ellis County|

* Avalon ISD
* Ennis ISD
* Ferris ISD
* Italy ISD
* Maypearl ISD
* Midlothian ISD
* Milford ISD
* Palmer ISD
* Red Oak ISD
* Waxahachie ISD

Fannin County|

* Blue Ridge ISD
* Bonham ISD
* Dodd City ISD
* Ector ISD
* Honey Grove ISD
* Leonard ISD
* Sam Rayburn ISD
* Savoy ISD
* Trenton ISD
* Whitewright ISD
* Wolfe City ISD
* Two other school districts are instead in Region 8 ESC

Grayson County|

* Bells ISD
* Celina ISD
* Collinsville ISD
* Denison ISD
* Gunter ISD
* Howe ISD
* Pottsboro ISD
* S&S CISD
* Sherman ISD
* Tioga ISD
* Tom Bean ISD
* Trenton ISD
* Van Alstyne ISD
* Whitesboro ISD
* Whitewright ISD
* One other district is in ESC 11

Henderson County|

* Athens ISD
* Kemp ISD
* Mabank ISD
* Other districts are in Region 7 ESC

Hunt County|

* Bland ISD
* Boles ISD
* Caddo Mills ISD
* Campbell ISD
* Celeste ISD
* Commerce ISD
* Community ISD
* Greenville ISD
* Leonard ISD
* Lone Oak ISD
* Quinlan ISD
* Royse City ISD
* Terrell ISD
* Wolfe City ISD
* Other districts are in Region 7 ESC and Region 8 ESC

Kaufman County|

* Crandall ISD
* Forney ISD
* Kaufman ISD
* Kemp ISD
* Mabank ISD
* Quinlan ISD
* Rockwall ISD
* Scurry-Rosser ISD
* Terrell ISD
* Wills Point ISD

Rockwall County|

* Rockwall ISD
* Royse City ISD

Van Zandt County|

* Athens ISD
* Canton ISD
* Mabank ISD
* Wills Point ISD
* Other districts are in Region 7 ESC

Some districts extend into neighboring counties in which most districts are not served by Region 10.

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