Top Rankings
Bethel SD 82 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 158 students in Bethel SD 82 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Bethel SD 82 School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,590 Schools
# Students
158 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
15 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Bethel SD 82 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#577 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
29%
# Black Students
8 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
5%
22%
# White Students
131 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
83%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
4
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
22
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
21
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
20
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
12
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
14
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
17
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
11
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,291 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,766 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,291
$22,162
Spending / Student
$17,766
$21,409
Best Bethel SD 82 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bethel Grade School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1201 Bethel Rd
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-8095
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-8095
Grades: PK-8
| 158 students
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