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Schools in Breese Township · Central Community High School District 71, Breese School District 12

Breese Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 45% of Breese Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Breese Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#198of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central Community High School District 71
Students per teacher
15.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
1,236 students on the public path
In brief

Breese Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1345 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Breese Township’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Breese Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Beckemeyer Elem School (PK–2) and Breese Elem School (3–8) are Breese Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71 with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield: Central Comm High School. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and Breese School District 12 $11,258, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

All Saints Academy (private) and Mater Dei High School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Breese Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1345)Better than 87%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 73%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 517 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Breese Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Breese Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (526 in math, 509 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Breese Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Beckemeyer Elem Schoolin BeckemeyerNo scores
3–8Breese Elem SchoolBreese School District 12B+
9–12Central Comm High SchoolCentral Community High School District 71B+

Breese Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Breese School District 12). From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield. Its elementary school is in Beckemeyer. Parts of Breese Township (19%, 6% and 4% of its land) are served by Aviston School District 21, Germantown School District 60 and St. Rose School District 14-15 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Breese Township

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Breese School District 12Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Breese School District 1248%
State average 29.9% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Breese School District 1226%
State average 25.8% · 361 students tested

Breese Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Breese TownshipA−Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
WadeBBreese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Sugar CreekA−Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Aviston School District 21 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
GermantownAGermantown School District 60 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
St. RoseA−St. Rose School District 14-15 PK–8 · Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12

All 4 neighbors share Central Community High School District 71 with Breese Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Breese Township

5 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).

District schools in Breese Townshipby address
Breese Elem School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Breese
B+
357 students16:1Rate it →
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Breese Townshipin other towns
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Beckemeyer
250 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
All Saints Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Breese
Private · Catholic
375 students17:1Rate it →
Mater Dei High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
Private · Catholic
357 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Breese Township’s schools

Are Breese Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Breese Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Breese Township in?

Two districts: Breese School District 12 runs grades PK–8, and Central Community High School District 71 runs grades 9–12, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield.

Where do Breese Township kids go to high school?

Central Comm High School in Breese, with 629 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Breese Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Breese Township spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71 and $11,258 in Breese School District 12 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Breese Township?

Yes: All Saints Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 375 students) and Mater Dei High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 357 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.