Breese School District 12
Serves Breese Township, Breese, Wade Township, St. Rose Township, Beckemeyer and Wheatfield Township, and parts of Burgess Township.
Breese Township’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Breese School District 12
- Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of Illinois districts
- Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Spends 48% less per student than the IL average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.1M, about $1,769 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A−: better than 77% 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 Breese Township. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21 · 2021–22Graduation rate 92% at Central CHSD 71, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.
Reported 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.
Down 4.9% 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.