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Brimfield Community Unit School District 309

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Kickapoo Township, Jubilee Township, Brimfield Township and Brimfield, and parts of Rosefield Township and Millbrook Township.

Kickapoo Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Students
587
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,391
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$12.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brimfield Community Unit School District 309

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $12.1M, about $20,671 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Kickapoo Township 8,209AJubilee Township 1,743A−Brimfield Township 1,148Brimfield 764

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kickapoo Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Brimfield Grade SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsLimestone Community High School District 310

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.8% · 318 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 29.9% · 322 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.6% · 50 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
$16,391 per student · 24% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 34%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
655’20
648’21
630’22
612’23
587’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Brimfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brimfield
A
398 students13:1
Brimfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brimfield
A−
189 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dunlap Community Unit School District 323Medina Township, Peoria, Radnor Township
$13,871per student
Limestone Community High School District 310Limestone Township, Peoria, Peoria City Township
$16,719per student
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322Elmwood Township
$13,902per student
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265Elba Township, Logan Township
$13,377per 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.