📍 930 S Main St, Bell, Gilchrist County, 32619
Bell High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bell, Gilchrist County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Lemaster. It is part of the Gilchrist school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell High School enrolls 627 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 627 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bell High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 5, state house district 21.
Bell High School is one of 7 schools in GILCHRIST, based in TRENTON, Florida. The district serves 2,858 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 627 students, Bell High School is larger than the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant