📍 500 E 15th St, Beardstown, Cass County, 62618
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beardstown, Cass County. The school has 849 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Josh Sorrells. It is part of the Beardstown CUSD 15 school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School enrolls 849 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 54% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 477 | 56% |
| White | 263 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
556 of the school's 849 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 93.
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School is one of 3 schools in Beardstown CUSD 15, based in Beardstown, Illinois. The district serves 1,531 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 849 students, Beardstown Jr/Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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