Enrollment
85
High
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEMENT CUSD 5·NCES 170582000263
Bement High School
201 S Champaign St, Bement, IL 61813 · (217) 678-4200 · Piatt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
35 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 20 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 39% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 20% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bement CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bement High School
Bement High School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bement High School this school | 85 | 41.2% | 50.4% |
| Donovan Sr High School Donovan | 72 | 38.9% | 29.0% |
| Flanagan-Cornell High School Flanagan | 106 | 41.5% | 41.5% |
| A-C Central High School Ashland | 96 | 38.5% | 31.5% |
| Griggsville-Perry High School Griggsville | 89 | 42.7% | 18.4% |
| Astoria High School Astoria | 86 | 44.2% | 27.5% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bement High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 85 | #673 of 708 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
85
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 144
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85 | 8.5 | 10.1:1 | 41% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 9.1 | 10.3:1 | 42% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 9 | 9.0:1 | 42% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 87 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 13.5 | 7.4:1 | 40% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 13 | 8.5:1 | 27% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 12 | 9.5:1 | 30% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 13 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 144 | 14 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bement High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (100 to 85); teachers down 37% (13.5 to 8.5).
About Bement High School
Bement High School is a very small high school. Its address is in Bement, Illinois. It reported 85 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 90% lower.
Bement CUSD 5 is the local district for Bement High School. It runs 3 schools with 291 students.
The share of White students at Bement High School is 85%. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 10 points below the 95% share among Piatt County residents. The diversity index for Bement High School is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bement High School is 10.1:1, based on 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Piatt County is similar, at 38%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Bement High School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Bement High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.4%) and its predicted rate (47.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In Piatt County, median household income comes to about $94,811, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 3,086 students.
Bement Middle School is the nearest public school to Bement High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bement High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment went from 87 in 2020-21 to 85 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Piatt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,695
Census ACS
Median income
$94,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bement CUSD 5
- Bement Elementary SchoolElementary · 143 students
- Bement Middle SchoolMiddle · 63 students
Other schools in Bement
- Bement Elementary SchoolElementary · 143 students
- Bement Middle SchoolMiddle · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Bement Middle School0.0 mi · 63
- Bement Elementary School0.0 mi · 143
- Washington School6.8 mi · 543
- Monticello High School6.8 mi · 489
- Monticello Middle School7.1 mi · 405
- Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School8.7 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Bement High SchoolHow many students attend Bement High School?
Bement High School enrolls approximately 85 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bement High School serve?
Bement High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bement High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bement High School is approximately 10.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bement High School?
Bement High School reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Bement High School?
Bement High School is overseen by Bement CUSD 5 in Piatt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.