Amarillo Gazette

There were 26,786 Hispanic students enrolled in Bell County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bell County welcomed 77,572 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 34.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 124 schools in Bell County, Temple High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,050 students.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Harker Heights High School	31	2,677
C. E. Ellison High School	32.8	2,658
Belton High School	37.8	2,554
Robert M. Shoemaker High School	30.1	2,259
Temple High School	46.6	2,254
Killeen High School	37.4	2,187
Lake Belton High School	26.9	1,593
Gateway College Preparatory School	22.1	1,534
Roy Junior Smith Middle School	32.7	1,357
Nolan Middle School	32.8	1,132
Killeen Elementary School	45.6	1,036
Pershing Park Elementary School	50.8	1,023
Thomas Arnold Elementary School	26.7	1,017
Charles E. Patterson Middle School	30.3	1,014
Clifton Park Elementary School	27.6	1,005
Killeen ISD Early College High School	35	1,001
Skipcha Elementary School	28.6	973
Alice W. Douse Elementary School	29.5	969
Reeces Creek Elementary School	26	892
North Belton Middle School	29.6	891
Saegert Elementary School	26.4	882
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	47.2	877
Palo Alto Middle School	28	835
Timber Ridge Elementary School	33	831
Mountain View Elementary School	34.1	829
Haynes Elementary School	29.9	825
Lake Belton Middle School	24.2	818
Iduma Elementary School	27.9	816
Meadows Elementary School	27.3	803
Audie Murphy Middle School	28.8	802
Liberty Hill Middle School	32.9	800
Rancier Middle School	40.8	785
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School	31.2	770
Trimmier Elementary School	63.8	769
Thornton Elementary School	54.6	755
Willow Springs Elementary School	22.7	754
Live Oak Ridge Middle School	27.8	735
Tarver Elementary School	34.7	734
Belton Middle School	34.4	719
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School	28.5	695
Pat Carney Elementary School	33.2	695
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School	30.4	690
Lakewood Elementary School	17.3	688
Salado High School	22.3	676
Harker Heights Elementary School	46.2	673
Clear Creek Elementary School	27.3	666
South Belton Middle School	51.1	666
Manor Middle School	40	660
Union Grove Middle School	26	646
Bonham Middle School	43.4	643
Travis Science Academy	52.4	638
Ira Cross Junior Elementary School	26.9	631
Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School	27.5	630
Brookhaven Elementary School	28.3	629
Hay Branch Elementary School	29.4	629
High Point Elementary School	23.7	628
Sparta Elementary School	22.3	627
Venable Village Elementary School	30.4	622
Maxdale Elementary School	25.3	616
Eastern Hills Middle School	35.2	613
Nolanville Elementary School	29.5	604
Cedar Valley Elementary School	35.2	599
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary School	35.8	595
Clarke Elementary School	26.9	561
Charter Oak Elementary School	39.8	555
Salado Middle School	22.6	544
Montague Village Elementary School	28.7	534
Lamar Middle School	49.4	532
Peebles Elementary School	52.6	529
Jefferson Elementary School	44.4	513
Raye-Allen Elementary School	36.1	510
Academy High School	21.4	495
Scott Elementary School	47.2	462
Academy Elementary	24.1	461
Troy High School	30.2	454
Belton Early Childhood School	41.3	441
Western Hills Elementary School	36.1	432
Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School	35.3	416
Academy Junior High	25.3	415
Raymond Mays Middle School	26.7	412
Kennedy-Powell Elementary School	29.2	407
Rogers Elementary School	29.7	404
Southwest Elementary School	74.8	401
Bartlett Schools	60	395
Hector P. Garcia Elementary School	79.7	394
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy	43.8	393
Academy Intermediate	22.9	388
Pathways Academic Campus	31	355
Troy Elementary School	33	355
Cater Elementary School	40.7	324
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa	78.3	318
Holland Elementary School	23.4	312
Temple Charter Academy	37.7	310
Rogers High School	34	294
Miller Heights Elementary School	48.2	276
Cove Charter Academy	29.7	246
Leon Heights Elementary School	39	228
Holland High School	31.9	210
Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	80.9	199
Rogers Middle School	30.5	197
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	38.5	182
Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth	42.5	179
Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)	60	160
Cedar Park Charter Academy	32.5	157
Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock	67.3	147
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	25.3	146
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	70.1	144
Gateway High School	23.7	135
Holland Middle School	23.7	135
Kingsland School	18.4	125
Georgetown Charter Academy	30.9	123
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	91.4	116
Fred W. Edwards Academy Aec	37.3	110
Nolan Creek School	27.4	106
Gateway Tech High School	32.1	78
Wheatley Alternative Education Center	36.5	74
New Horizons	20.3	64
Gateway Middle School	12.5	48
Elementary Alter Learning Center	20	20
Adventhealth School	35.7	14
Bell County DAEP	40	5
Killeen JJAEP	25	4
Bell County JJAEP	0	2
Scott & White Hospital	100	2