High school (grades 9-12) · Bement, IL

Bement High School

Federal NCES profile for Bement High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170582000263
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👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
92
📋 Attendance
9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bement High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

#2 of 3
public schools in Bement · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
10.6:1
small classes for Illinois
85
students enrolled

Bement High School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Bement High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Bement, IL.

School address

Bement, IL 61813
District: Bement Cusd 5 · Illinois

NCES ID 170582000263 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+12 students YoY

Bement High School grew from 81 students in 2022-23 to 93 in 2023-24 (+14.8%).

Teacher FTE held 9.0 → 9.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+12 students YoY 170582000263 · Bement, IL High · SMALL · TRAD

85 enr · 10.6:1 · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Bement Elementary School (143 students)

Bement High School grew from 81 students in 2022-23 to 93 in 2023-24 (+14.8%). Teacher FTE held 9.0 → 9.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Bement High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Bement High School reports 85 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Bement High School compares

Bement High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 24% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 85 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
85
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 15% in Illinois - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,095
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 43 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.7%
Two or More 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7%
African American 1.2%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: White at 84.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.3, Bement High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Bement Cusd 5 reports $17,095 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bement High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bement Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bement Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bement High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bement Cusd 5 · 2 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~85 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Bement High School

How many students attend Bement High School?

Bement High School has 85 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bement, IL. CCD year-over-year: 81 (2022-23) → 93 (2023-24), up 12.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bement High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Bement High School is 10.6:1, which is 24% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bement High School?

The largest demographic group at Bement High School is White at 84.7% of enrollment, in Bement, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bement High School?

Bement High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bement High School rank among public schools in Bement?

By Resource Investment Index, Bement High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Bement, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Bement Cusd 5?

Besides Bement High School, Bement Cusd 5 also operates Bement Elementary School (143 students) and Bement Middle School (63 students). See the Bement Cusd 5 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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