📍 1201 Bethel Rd, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, 62864
Bethel Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Charley Cass. It is part of the Bethel SD 82 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bethel Grade School enrolls 160 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 160 students (73%) 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.
Bethel Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 58, state house district 115.
Bethel Grade School is one of 1 schools in Bethel SD 82, based in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The district serves 154 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Bethel Grade School is close to the district average of about 154 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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