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Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Brookfield, and parts of Proviso Township and La Grange Park.

Brookfield’s School Grade A better than 90% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,387
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,607
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$36M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $36M, about $25,919 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% 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.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
ABrookfield 18,879

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookfield. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsRiverside School District 96
9–122 high schoolsLyons Township High School District 204

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.8% · 679 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 29.9% · 839 students tested

Graduation rate 96% at Lyons Twp HSD 204, 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 2024
$14,607 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 36%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,354’20
1,317’21
1,335’22
1,365’23
1,387’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Brook Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Grange Park
B+
889 students14:1
S E Gross Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookfield
A−
498 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lyons Township High School District 204La Grange, Lyons Township, Western Springs
$27,424per student
Proviso Township High School District 209Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park
$19,566per student
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208North Riverside, Riverside Township, Riverside
$20,777per student
Riverside School District 96North Riverside, Riverside Township, Riverside
$20,984per student

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.