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District profile / Texas
Belton ISD
13,697
Students
2024-25 school year
20
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,204
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
14.0
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Belton ISD is a public school district based in Belton, Texas, serving 13,697 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #87 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 685 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Malinda Golden. It spends about $11,204 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Belton compares
BeltonTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$164.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 10%State 54%Local 35%
| Measure | Belton | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,204 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,599 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $159.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $164.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 979 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,033 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 342 | 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 Malinda Golden
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown ISDGeorgetown | 13,881 | 22 | $11,266 | 14.0 | #84 |
| Eagle Pass ISDEagle Pass | 13,820 | 24 | $10,101 | 17.8 | #85 |
| Mission CISDMission | 13,765 | 22 | $11,756 | 14.0 | #86 |
| Belton ISDBelton · this district | 13,697 | 20 | $11,204 | 14.0 | #87 |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISDGrapevine | 13,541 | 20 | $10,280 | 14.9 | #88 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendry CountyLabelle, FL | 13,698 | $6,280 | 39.7 |
| Ceres UnifiedCeres, CA | 13,692 | $14,347 | 23.3 |
| Grand Rapids Public SchoolsGrand Rapids, MI | 13,692 | $14,164 | 16.3 |
| Etiwanda ElementaryEtiwanda, CA | 13,676 | $11,625 | 23.9 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-belton-isd