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{{Short description|School district in Texas (U.S.)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox school district
 | name                   = Bells Independent School District
 | image                  = 
 | motto                  = Learn, Work, Serve, Respect, everyday. That's the panther way.
 | type                   = [[Independent school district]]
 | budget                 = {{Ubl
   | '''Revenue''': | {{USD|10.9}} {{abbr|MM|million}} (2018–19)<ref name=nces_dist />
   | '''Expenditures''': | {{nowrap|{{USD|15.3}} {{abbr|MM|million}} (2018–19)<ref name=nces_dist />}}
   }}
 | established            = 
 | region                 = ESC Region 10<ref name=TSD>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 2020|title=Texas School Directory 2019-2020|url=http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2020/non-tagged/00_Full_2019-20_TSD_v03.pdf#page=116|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128163931/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2020/non-tagged/00_Full_2019-20_TSD_v03.pdf |archive-date=2021-01-28 |access-date=January 21, 2021|website=|publisher=Texas Education Agency|page=110|publication-place=Austin, Texas}}</ref>
 | grades                 = Pre-K through 12<ref name=nces_dist />
 | superintendent         = Tricia Meek<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bellsisd.net/apps/staff/ |title=Staff |website=Bells Independent School Districtx |access-date=January 12, 2023}}{{self-published source|date=January 2023}}</ref>
 | us_nces_district_id    = 4809780<ref name="nces_dist">{{Cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=4809780 |title=Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bells ISD |website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |publisher=[[Institute of Education Sciences]] |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
 | students               = 885 (2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />
 | teachers               = {{nowrap|74.28 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]]) (2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />}}
 | staff                  = 49.76 (2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />
 | ratio                  = 11.91 (2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />
 | schools                = 3<ref name=nces_dist />
 | conference             = [[University Interscholastic League|UIL]] Class 3A
 | colors                 = {{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Maroon, Gold <ref name=maxpreps>{{cite web|title=Bells High School Football|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/bells-panthers-(bells,tx)/football/home.htm|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=20 July 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065045/http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/bells-panthers-(bells,tx)/football/home.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | mascot                 = Panthers<ref name=maxpreps />
 | free_label             = [[Texas Education Agency|TEA]] District Accountability Rating for 2011
 | free_text              = Recognized <ref name=2004_2011Rating>{{cite web|title=Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011|url=http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|accessdate=20 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html|archivedate=2 July 2012}}</ref>
 | location               = 1550 Ole Ambrose Road, [[Bells, Texas]] 75414
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates = {{coord|33.630519|N|96.4072284|W|format=dms|region:US-TX_type:edu_scale:50000|display=title,inline}}
 | website                = {{URL|bellsisd.net}}
}}

'''Bells Independent School District''' is a public [[school district]] based in [[Bells, Texas|Bells]], [[Texas]] (U.S.).

==Finances==
As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $195,896,000.<ref name=TSD />{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}} The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.028 per $100 of appraised valuation.<ref name=TSD />{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}}

For the 2018–19 school year, the district had revenues of {{USD|10.9}} million and expenditures of {{USD|15.3}} million.<ref name=nces_dist />

==Academic achievement==
In 2011, the school district was rated "[[Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system|recognized]]" by the [[Texas Education Agency]].<ref name = 2004_2011Rating />

==Schools==
* Bells High School (Grades 9–12) (289 students, 2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />
* Pritchard Junior High (Grades 6–8) (208 students, 2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />
* Bells Elementary (Pre-K–5) (388 students, 2021–22)<ref name=nces_dist />

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas|Schools}}
*[[List of school districts in Texas]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.bellsisd.net}}
{{Education in Grayson County, Texas}}
{{Region 10 School Districts in Texas}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:School districts in Grayson County, Texas]]


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