Barbers Hill ISD
Barbers Hill ISD is a public school district based in Mont Belvieu, Texas, serving 7,875 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #144 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 875 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Greg Poole. It spends about $13,214 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.
How Barbers Hill compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Barbers Hill | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,214 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,009 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $204.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $148.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 603 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,260 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 414 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Greg Poole
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granbury ISDGranbury | 7,962 | 10 | $9,748 | 15.1 | #143 |
| Barbers Hill ISDMont Belvieu · this district | 7,875 | 9 | $13,214 | 13.1 | #144 |
| Edgewood ISDSan Antonio | 7,849 | 23 | $12,226 | 15.5 | #145 |
| Sherman ISDSherman | 7,788 | 16 | $11,409 | 12.3 | #146 |
| Copperas Cove ISDCopperas Cove | 7,761 | 11 | $10,143 | 13.3 | #147 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan CountyBlountville, TN | 7,878 | $10,344 | n/a |
| Joplin SchoolsJoplin, MO | 7,873 | $8,445 | 13.7 |
| WestminsterWestminster, CA | 7,870 | $14,251 | 22.8 |
| Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictMartinsville, NJ | 7,864 | $21,756 | 11.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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