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Bethel Grade School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1201 Bethel Rd
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone
(618) 244-8095
District
Bethel SD 82
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
160
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.7% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Bethel Grade School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
30%
36%
28%
42%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
19%
31%
12%
34%
25%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
23%
29%
27%
34%
18%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
10%
28%
10%
33%
10%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
31%
23%
37%
5%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
32%
53%
40%
7%
25%
    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
11
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 3 1.9%
Kindergarten 21 13.1%
Grade 1 21 13.1%
Grade 2 19 11.9%
Grade 3 19 11.9%
Grade 4 16 10.0%
Grade 5 11 6.9%
Grade 6 14 8.8%
Grade 7 18 11.3%
Grade 8 18 11.3%
Total 160 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.7% 88.7% 48.2%
Black 4.0% 4.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 7.3% 7.3% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,261 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 245.7 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.8% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.0% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 20.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 476 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 18.5% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.2% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.7% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.1% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 28.4% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,681 $1,709,000 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $412 $66,000 2.4%
Staff $200 $32,000 1.1%
General Administration $912 $146,000 5.2%
School Administration $869 $139,000 5.0%
Operation $1,388 $222,000 7.9%
Transportation $512 $82,000 2.9%
Other $706 $113,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,000 $800,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,862 $298,000 10.6%
Total Expenditures $17,544 $2,807,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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