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B−

Brussels Community Unit School District 42

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Brussels.

Brussels’ Schools page →

Students
109
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,448
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brussels Community Unit School District 42

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Illinois districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% more per student than the IL average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $1,853 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brussels. Grade by grade →

K–7Brussels Grade SchoolThis district
8–12Brussels High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 25.8% · 46 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 29.9% · 51 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.6% · 15 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$27,448 per student · 27% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 44%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 36%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
115’20
111’21
97’22
87’23
109’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Black 4%Two or more races 3%

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.

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.