Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
Serves Beardstown Township, Beardstown, Bluff Springs Township and Hagener Township, and parts of Arenzville Township and Sangamon Valley Township.
What stands out about Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
- Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
- Spends 48% less per student than the IL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 16.7% since 2020–21
- Debt of $9.3M, about $6,061 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 10% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Beardstown Township. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 16.7% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.