Bell High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Bell, Florida

Bell High School in Bell, Florida enrolled 696 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

627 students in 2022-23, 648 students in 2023-24, 696 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at Bell High School by school year2022-23: 627, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236272023-246482024-25696
Students enrolled at Bell High School by school year2022-23: 627, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236272023-246482024-25696
Students enrolled at Bell High School by school year2022-23: 627, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236272023-246482024-25696
Students enrolled at Bell High School by school year2022-23: 627, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236272023-246482024-25696
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362736.017.4
2023-2464835.018.5
2024-2569638.018.3

18.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Bell High School 18.3; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBell High School 18.3state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Bell High School 18.3; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBell High School 18.3state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Bell High School 18.3; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBell High School 18.3state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Bell High School 18.3; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherBell High School 18.3state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 313 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bell High School enrolled 625 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 313 of the 625 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.3% of students were White, 12.9% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.3%
  2. Hispanic12.9%
  3. Two or more races4.5%
  4. Black1.7%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bell High School scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2258‑62%59‑63%53%
Math, 2022-2351%64‑68% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 105 students in Bell High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%80‑84%88%
Students in the class105185208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Bell High School

  1. Gilchrist Virtual FranchiseThe nearest public high school, 9.4 miles away: 26 students (2024-25).9.4 mi
  2. Trenton High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.4 miles away: 701 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
  3. Compare Bell High School with Gilchrist Virtual FranchiseStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gilchrist spends per student$12,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,714
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaBell High School is the number 450 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#450 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.18.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bell High School

  1. How many students attend Bell High School?
    696 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 627 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bell, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bell High School?
    18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bell High School a Title I school?
    Bell High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Bell High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bell High School scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bell High School?
    85-89% of the 105 students in Bell High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bell High School in?
    Gilchrist, NCES district ID 1200630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120063000863 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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