Bethalto CUSD 8

Public school district · Madison County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1706120

Bethalto CUSD 8 spent $14,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,368 students in 2024-25; 53.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,148 per student, up 11.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bethalto CUSD 8 in enrollment (2,292 to 2,352 students) and Bethalto CUSD 8 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bethalto CUSD 8, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Dolton SD 149$20,881Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bethalto CUSD 8, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Dolton SD 149$20,881Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bethalto CUSD 8, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Dolton SD 149$20,881Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bethalto CUSD 8, FY23Mannheim $23,825; CCSD 146 $22,070; Marquardt SD 15 $21,693; Dolton SD 149 $20,881; Flossmoor SD 161 $18,170; Ridgeland SD 122 $17,422; Cary School District 26 $15,892; Bourbonnais 53 District $15,559; Effingham CUSD 40 $15,130; Bethalto CUSD 8 $14,496; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kMannheim$23,825CCSD 146$22,070Marquardt SD 15$21,693Dolton SD 149$20,881Flossmoor SD 161$18,170Ridgeland SD 122$17,422Cary School District 26$15,892Bourbonnais 53 District$15,559Effingham CUSD 40$15,130Bethalto CUSD 8$14,496State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$41,611,000 in revenue: 53.0% state, 35.7% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $12,032,000 of capital outlay was $47,693,000, or $20,548 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bethalto CUSD 8 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,061,000; Local $14,850,000; Federal $4,700,000; total $41,611,000.
  • State$22,061,000 53%
  • Local$14,850,000 36%
  • Federal$4,700,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,321 students in 2022-23, 2,357 students in 2023-24, 2,368 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bethalto CUSD 8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,321, 2023-24: 2,357, 2024-25: 2,36801k2k3k2022-232,3212023-242,3572024-252,368
Bethalto CUSD 8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,321, 2023-24: 2,357, 2024-25: 2,36801k2k3k2022-232,3212023-242,3572024-252,368
Bethalto CUSD 8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,321, 2023-24: 2,357, 2024-25: 2,36801k2k3k2022-232,3212023-242,3572024-252,368
Bethalto CUSD 8 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,321, 2023-24: 2,357, 2024-25: 2,36801k2k3k2022-232,3212023-242,3572024-252,368

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,321154.115.1
2023-242,357158.914.8
2024-252,368161.314.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bethalto CUSD 8 scored proficient or above: 25% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts25%29.9%1,253

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 188 students in Bethalto CUSD 8's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate95% or more87.6%
Students in the class188149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 1,052 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bethalto East Primary School38714.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Meadowbrook Intermediate School34415.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Parkside Primary School32114.5not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 556 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School55614.2not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 760 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Civic Memorial High School76014.8not reportedEligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Bethalto CUSD 8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bethalto CUSD 8

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBethalto CUSD 8 ranks 298 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,496).#298 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBethalto CUSD 8 is the number 177 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 2,321 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#177 of 865
  3. Ridgeland SD 122The next larger Illinois district: 2,337 students in fall 2022, $17,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,422
  4. Effingham CUSD 40The next smaller Illinois district: 2,314 students in fall 2022, $15,130 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,130
  5. Compare Bethalto CUSD 8 with Ridgeland SD 122Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Civic Memorial High School, its largest high school760 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.760
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bethalto CUSD 8

  1. How many schools and students are in Bethalto CUSD 8?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,368 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bethalto CUSD 8 spend per student?
    $14,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,148 per student, up 11.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bethalto CUSD 8's money come from?
    $41,611,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.0% state, 35.7% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bethalto CUSD 8 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 238 of the 2,539 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Bethalto CUSD 8 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bethalto CUSD 8 scored proficient or above: 25% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Bethalto CUSD 8?
    95% or more of the 188 students in Bethalto CUSD 8's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Bethalto CUSD 8's NCES district ID?
    1706120. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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