Bethalto East Primary School

Bethalto East Primary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Bethalto, Illinois, one of the schools within Bethalto CUSD 8. The school educates 387 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Bethalto CUSD 8 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,368 students; Bethalto East Primary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Bethalto East Primary School shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $75,793, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Madison County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), Bethalto East Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.