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Bellville Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Bellville Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,283 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Bellville Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Austin County). During the 2024 school year, 2,283 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Bellville Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jim Batson2027
Grant Lischka2027
Sarah Buenger2026
Jared Lischka2026
Regina Gillum20232026
Heather Novicke2025
Kenneth Stein2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Bellville Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 85Stan KitzmanRepublican Party 100% 9%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,340,000 $2,884 20%
Local: $19,113,000 $8,696 59%
State: $6,840,000 $3,112 21%
Total: $32,293,000 $14,692
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $31,977,000 $14,548
Total Current Expenditures: $25,138,000 $11,436
Instructional Expenditures: $15,056,000 $6,849 47%
Student and Staff Support: $2,118,000 $963 7%
Administration: $2,939,000 $1,337 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,025,000 $2,286 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,204,000 $2,822
Construction: $5,117,000 $2,328
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $24,000 $10
Interest on Debt: $504,000 $229

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 PS <=5 21 PS 21-39 47
2018-2019 48 PS 15-19 40 PS 21-39 58
2017-2018 47 >=50 15-19 37 PS 21-39 57
2016-2017 82 PS 60-64 77 PS 60-79 88
2015-2016 76 >=50 50-54 70 PS 60-79 83
2014-2015 75 PS 50-54 68 PS 60-79 83
2013-2014 81 PS 60-64 73 PS 60-79 89
2012-2013 83 PS 60-64 78 PS 80-89 90
2011-2012 87 PS 65-69 80-84 PS >=80 93
2010-2011 92 PS 80-84 85-89 PS 94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 PS 10-14 33 PS 40-59 56
2018-2019 50 PS 20-24 37 PS 40-59 61
2017-2018 48 <50 15-19 40 PS 40-59 57
2016-2017 75 >=50 50-54 64 PS 60-79 84
2015-2016 75 >=50 50-54 68 PS 60-69 83
2014-2015 78 >=50 55-59 70 PS 50-59 86
2013-2014 81 PS 60-64 71 PS 70-79 89
2012-2013 84 PS 70-74 74 PS 80-89 90
2011-2012 91 PS 80-84 85-89 PS >=80 94
2010-2011 94 PS 85-89 90-94 PS 97

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 >=95 PS >=80 >=90 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=50 >=90 PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS >=80 >=90 PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 >=50 >=90 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 >=50 >=90 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 >=95 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 >=95 >=80 >=80 PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=80 >=90 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 >=80 >=90 PS PS >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,283 1.4
2022-2023 2,251 2.4
2021-2022 2,198 0.1
2020-2021 2,196 -0.5
2019-2020 2,207 -1.4
2018-2019 2,238 -1.0
2017-2018 2,261 1.0
2016-2017 2,239 1.2
2015-2016 2,213 2.2
2014-2015 2,165 2.0
2013-2014 2,121 1.6
2012-2013 2,087 -2.6
2011-2012 2,141 -0.4
2010-2011 2,150 -0.8
2009-2010 2,167 -0.3
2008-2009 2,173 -1.7
2007-2008 2,210 1.0
2006-2007 2,189 -0.5
2005-2006 2,201 -0.3
2004-2005 2,207 3.0
2003-2004 2,141 0.1
2002-2003 2,138 0.9
2001-2002 2,119 -2.8
2000-2001 2,179 0.0
1999-2000 2,180 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bellville Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 5.4
Black 6.8 12.8
Hispanic 31.8 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.2 3.1
White 57.3 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bellville Independent School District had 171.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.96
Kindergarten: 9.89
Elementary: 67.70
Secondary: 80.86
Total: 171.38

Bellville Independent School District employed 2.50 district administrators and 8.60 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.50
District Administrative Support: 12.00
School Administrators: 8.60
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 49.17
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.39
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 15.50
Other Support Services: 71.35

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bellville Independent School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bellville H S7429-12
Bellville J H5636-8
O'Bryant Int2564-5
O'Bryant Pri554PK-3
Spicer Alter Ed Ctr05-12
West End El168KG-5


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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