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Central Community High School District 71

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 18 towns

Serves Helvetia Township, Sugar Creek Township, Looking Glass Township, Breese Township, Breese, Aviston, Germantown Township, Burgess Township, Wade Township, St. Rose Township, Germantown, Santa Fe Township, Albers, Beckemeyer, Bartelso, Damiansville, St. Rose and Wheatfield Township.

Helvetia Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Students
629
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,612
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central Community High School District 71

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the IL average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $10,278 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% 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
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Helvetia Township 8,312A−Sugar Creek Township 6,723B+Looking Glass Township 6,427A−Breese Township 5,521A−Breese 4,602AAviston 2,454AGermantown Township 2,150A−Burgess Township 2,140BWade Township 1,679A−St. Rose Township 1,467AGermantown 1,379BSanta Fe Township 1,215AAlbers 1,114Beckemeyer 921Bartelso 644Damiansville 562St. Rose 471Wheatfield Township 447

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Helvetia Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Highland Primary SchoolHighland Community Unit School District 5
3–5Highland Elementary SchoolHighland Community Unit School District 5
6–8Highland Middle SchoolHighland Community Unit School District 5
9–122 high schoolsHighland Community Unit School District 5

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.6% · 154 in the class

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
$16,612 per student · 23% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 27%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
639’20
629’21
620’22
631’23
629’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bond County Community Unit School District 2Mills Township, Old Ripley Township, Tamalco Township
$17,775per student
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Carlyle Township, Irishtown Township, Lake Township
$16,519per student
Highland Community Unit School District 5Old Ripley Township, Saline Township
$14,068per student
West Washington County Community Unit District 10Covington Township, Okawville Township, Venedy Township
$14,842per 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.