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Schools in Brookfield Township · Seneca Township High School District 160, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170

Brookfield Township’s public schools outscore 67% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Brookfield Township’s districts is 31%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brookfield 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.

K–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
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.7K
▲ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170
Students per teacher
9.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
843 students on the public path
In brief

Brookfield Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1393 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brookfield Township’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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

Seneca Grade School North Campus (PK–4) and Seneca Elem School South Campus (5–8) are Brookfield Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Seneca Township High School District 160 with Erienna, Goodfarm, Highland, Kinsman, Manlius, Marseilles, Mazon, Mazon, Miller, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca, Verona and Vienna: Seneca High School in Seneca. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 31% 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

Seneca Township High School District 160 spends $38,565 per student and Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 $25,653, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Brookfield Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Illinois school districts. 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 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1393)Better than 72%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 95%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 372 test results and a graduating class of 99 could put Brookfield Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Brookfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (361 in math, 383 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Seneca Grade School North Campusin SenecaA−
5–8Seneca Elem School South Campusin SenecaB+
9–12Seneca High Schoolin SenecaB+

Brookfield Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170). From grade 9, students attend the Seneca Township High School District 160, shared with Erienna, Goodfarm, Highland, Kinsman, Manlius, Marseilles, Mazon, Mazon, Miller, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca, Verona and Vienna. Its elementary school is in Seneca. Parts of Brookfield Township (12%, 9% and 3% of its land) are served by Ottawa Township High School District 140, Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 and Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brookfield Township

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

Seneca Township High School District 160Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 378 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,565IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 465 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,653IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16022%
State average 29.9% · 98 students tested
Math · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16032%
State average 25.8% · 85 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 17033%
State average 29.9% · 285 students tested
Math · PK–8, Seneca Community Consolidated School District 17031%
State average 25.8% · 276 students tested

Brookfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brookfield TownshipB+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
ManliusBSeneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
MarseillesC+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Marseilles Elementary School District 150 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
SenecaB+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Allen—Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 K–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12
Grand Rapids—Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 with Brookfield Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brookfield Township

3 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 Brookfield Townshipin other towns
Seneca Grade School North Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Seneca
A−
256 students9:1Rate it →
Seneca Elem School South Campus
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Seneca
B+
209 students10:1Rate it →
Seneca High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca
B+
378 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookfield Township’s schools

Are Brookfield Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brookfield Township children attend outscore 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brookfield Township in?

Two districts: Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 runs grades PK–8, and Seneca Township High School District 160 runs grades 9–12, shared with Erienna, Goodfarm, Highland, Kinsman, Manlius, Marseilles, Mazon, Mazon, Miller, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca, Verona and Vienna.

Where do Brookfield Township kids go to high school?

Seneca High School in Seneca, with 378 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Brookfield Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Seneca Township High School District 160 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Brookfield Township spend per student?

$38,565 in Seneca Township High School District 160 and $25,653 in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.