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Beardstown Jr/sr High School

Serves grades 5 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
500 E 15th St
Beardstown, IL 62618
Phone
(217) 323-3665
District
Beardstown CUSD 15
County
CASS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
849
Classroom Teachers
55

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.3% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.9% of all U.S. schools.


Beardstown Jr/sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
3%
29%
3%
34%
3%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
4%
28%
3%
33%
4%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
31%
16%
37%
4%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
32%
15%
40%
5%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
6%
27%
6%
29%
5%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 108 12.7%
Grade 6 100 11.8%
Grade 7 93 11.0%
Grade 8 100 11.8%
Grade 9 127 15.0%
Grade 10 143 16.8%
Grade 11 85 10.0%
Grade 12 93 11.0%
Total 849 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.3% 30.9% 48.2%
Black 9.4% 12.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 56.7% 52.2% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.6% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 2.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,398 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 75.4 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.7% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,621 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.9% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.0% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.8% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 20.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 11.6% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,157 $12,284,000 59.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $586 $883,000 4.3%
Staff $210 $317,000 1.5%
General Administration $264 $398,000 1.9%
School Administration $754 $1,136,000 5.5%
Operation $1,360 $2,048,000 9.9%
Transportation $236 $356,000 1.7%
Other $240 $362,000 1.7%
Total Support $3,652 $5,500,000 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,930 $2,907,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $13,739 $20,691,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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