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C

Willow Grove School District 46

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Brookside Township, and parts of Centralia.

Brookside Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of Illinois school districts

Students
127
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,185
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Willow Grove School District 46

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $1,276 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CBrookside Township 4,522

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookside Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Willow Grove Elem SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsCentralia High School District 200

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 96 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 29.9% · 91 students tested

Graduation rate 69% at Centralia HSD 200, 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
$17,185 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 64%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
165’20
161’21
146’22
135’23
127’24

Down 23% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Black 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Willow Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Centralia
C
127 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Centralia High School District 200Central City, Centralia Township, Irvington Township
$21,397per student
Centralia School District 135Centralia Township, Wamac
$19,365per student
Central City School District 133Central City, Centralia Township
$14,107per student
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Lake Township, Meridian Township
$16,519per 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.