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Schools in Beason

Beason’s public schools

Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 and Lincoln Community High School District 404 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beason. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 91% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln Community High School District 404
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,052 students on the public path
In brief

Beason’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Beason’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Chester-East Lincoln Elem School places highest (better than 77%); Lincoln Comm High School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Beason, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Chester-East Lincoln Elem Schoolin LincolnA−
9–12Lincoln Comm High Schoolin LincolnB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61.

Two districts serve Beason

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 288 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,308IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Lincoln Community High School District 404Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 764 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,062IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 6142%
State average 29.9% · 181 students tested
Math · PK–8, Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 6132%
State average 25.8% · 177 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Lincoln Community High School District 40432%
State average 29.9% · 182 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lincoln Community High School District 40421%
State average 25.8% · 214 students tested

Beason vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Beason’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beason—Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12

Every school in Beason

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Beasonin other towns
Chester-East Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lincoln
A−
288 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
B−
764 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Beason’s schools

Are Beason’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Beason. Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 and Lincoln Community High School District 404 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beason. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Beason in?

Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 and Lincoln Community High School District 404.

Where do Beason kids go to high school?

Lincoln Comm High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.