District Alternative Education Program
BELTON · TX · BELTON ISD · Public · K-12 combined
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PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE → CEDAR CREST → BELL COUNTY INSPIRE ACADEMY → BUCKHOLTS SCHOOL → FRED W EDWARDS ACADEMY AEC → GATEWAY H S → KI CHARTER - TEMPLE → GEORGETOWN ALTER PROG →How District Alternative Education Program compares for families
What families should know about District Alternative Education Program.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE, CEDAR CREST, BELL COUNTY INSPIRE ACADEMY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
The University of Texas at Austin
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Texas
Texas's public scholarships
Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE TEMPLE |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 42 | — |
| CEDAR CREST BELTON |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 57 | -9.5% |
| BELL COUNTY INSPIRE ACADEMY KILLEEN |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 40 | — |
| BUCKHOLTS SCHOOL BUCKHOLTS |
Public | 23.6 | 34 | — |
| FRED W EDWARDS ACADEMY AEC TEMPLE |
Public | 6.6 | 77 | -30.0% |
| GATEWAY H S KILLEEN |
Public | 14.4 | 84 | -37.8% |
| KI CHARTER - TEMPLE TEMPLE |
Public · charter | 5.3 | 7 | — |
| GEORGETOWN ALTER PROG GEORGETOWN |
Public | 30.5 | 24 | — |
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