Bethalto East Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Bethalto, Illinois
Bethalto East Primary School in Bethalto, Illinois enrolled 387 students in 2024-25 with 26.7 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
360 students in 2022-23, 372 students in 2023-24, 387 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.2 to 26.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 360 | 26.2 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 25.5 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 387 | 26.7 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bethalto East Primary School enrolled 410 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent21.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.8% of students were White, 5.9% Black, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.8%
- Black5.9%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Hispanic3.9%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Bethalto
2 public elementary schools in Bethalto report 2024-25 enrollment; Bethalto East Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethalto East Primary School | 387 | 14.5 | not reported |
| Parkside Primary School | 321 | 14.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bethalto East Primary School
- Parkside Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 321 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Meadowbrook Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 344 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Bethalto East Primary School with Parkside Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bethalto CUSD 8 spends per student$14,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,496
- The largest public schools in IllinoisBethalto East Primary School is the number 1,044 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,044 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bethalto East Primary School
How many students attend Bethalto East Primary School?
387 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 360 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bethalto, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethalto East Primary School?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bethalto East Primary School a Title I school?
Bethalto East Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bethalto East Primary School in?
Bethalto CUSD 8, NCES district ID 1706120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170612000296 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.