Middle school (grades 6-8) · Mont Belvieu, TX

Barbers Hill Middle North

Federal NCES profile for Barbers Hill Middle North, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 480945013042
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Barbers Hill Middle North earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.

#1 of 9
public schools in Mont Belvieu · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
13.9:1
students per teacher
570
students enrolled

Barbers Hill Middle North has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Barbers Hill Middle North ranks #1 of 9 public schools in Mont Belvieu, TX.

School address

Enrollment

570

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.9:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-5% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Barbers Hill Middle North compares with Texas and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Barbers Hill Middle North

Barbers Hill Middle North is a mid-sized middle school in Mont Belvieu, Texas, enrolling 570 students.

At 13.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Texas median, within a few percentage points of the 14.7:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

With 570 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Its student body is led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 56/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 285 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

12.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Barbers Hill Isd also operates Barbers Hill H S (2,222 students) and Barbers Hill Int South (972 students) alongside Barbers Hill Middle North.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Barbers Hill Middle North compares

Barbers Hill Middle North on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.9:1 ▼ 5% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 570 top 41% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.9:1
Leaner classes than 58% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
570
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.9:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 46% in Texas - lower ratio than 54% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,302
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 285 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
60
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 59.8%
Hispanic or Latino 28.8%
Two or More 5.1%
African American 3.5%
Asian 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 59.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.5, Barbers Hill Middle North is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Barbers Hill Isd, which includes Barbers Hill Middle North.

$13,302
Per student
-3%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.2%
State 11.3%
Federal 5.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Barbers Hill Middle North Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Barbers Hill H S Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Barbers Hill Int South Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Barbers Hill Int North Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Barbers Hill El South Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Early Childhood Center Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Barbers Hill Middle North's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Barbers Hill Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Barbers Hill Middle North

How many students attend Barbers Hill Middle North?

Barbers Hill Middle North has 570 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Mont Belvieu, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbers Hill Middle North?

The student-teacher ratio at Barbers Hill Middle North is 13.9:1, which is 5% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Barbers Hill Middle North?

The largest demographic group at Barbers Hill Middle North is White at 59.8% of enrollment, in Mont Belvieu, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Barbers Hill Middle North?

Barbers Hill Middle North has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Barbers Hill Middle North rank among public schools in Mont Belvieu?

By Resource Investment Index, Barbers Hill Middle North ranks #1 of 9 public schools in Mont Belvieu, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Mont Belvieu on the city page.

Is Barbers Hill Middle North a good school?

Barbers Hill Middle North earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Barbers Hill Isd?

Besides Barbers Hill Middle North, Barbers Hill Isd also operates Barbers Hill H S (2,222 students), Barbers Hill Int South (972 students), and Barbers Hill Int North (924 students). See the Barbers Hill Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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