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Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco H S School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
172 Badger Ln
Ben Bolt, TX 78342
Phone
(361) 664-9822
District
BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD
County
JIM WELLS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
235
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.9% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
41%
51%
54%
11%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
47%
36%
56%
9%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
43%
46%
48%
25%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 36 15.3%
Grade 8 31 13.2%
Grade 9 43 18.3%
Grade 10 41 17.4%
Grade 11 45 19.1%
Grade 12 39 16.6%
Total 235 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.0% 6.0% 27.3%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 94.0% 94.0% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.3% 80.1% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 78.3% 80.1% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,082 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 15.1 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.7% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.1% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.4% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.7% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 648 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.3% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.4% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.4% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.0% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,054 $3,154,134 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $384 $200,064 3.2%
Staff $203 $105,763 1.7%
General Administration $393 $204,753 3.3%
School Administration $505 $263,105 4.3%
Operation $1,647 $858,087 13.9%
Transportation $610 $317,810 5.1%
Other $902 $469,942 7.6%
Total Support $4,645 $2,420,045 39.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,159 $603,839 9.8%
Total Expenditures $11,858 $6,178,018 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%