📍 201 S Champaign St, Bement, Piatt County, 61813
Bement High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bement, Piatt County. The school has 81 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Doug Kepley. It is part of the Bement CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bement High School enrolls 81 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 71 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 81 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bement High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 51, state house district 101.
Bement High School is one of 3 schools in Bement CUSD 5, based in Bement, Illinois. The district serves 291 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 81 students, Bement High School is smaller than the district average of about 97 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant