📍 7161 Highway 14 East, Bell City, Calcasieu Parish, 70630
Bell City High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Bell City, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 819 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell City High School enrolls 819 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 708 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 819 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 City 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 LA-30, state senate district 25, state house district 37.
Bell City High School is one of 58 schools in Calcasieu Parish, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 27,851 students district-wide and employs 1,917 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 819 students, Bell City High School is larger than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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