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Bartelso School District 57

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Santa Fe Township and Bartelso, and parts of Germantown Township.

Santa Fe Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Illinois school districts

Students
166
Schools
1
Spent per student
$11,185
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bartelso School District 57

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Spends 48% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $4,789 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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
BSanta Fe Township 1,215Bartelso 644

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Fe Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bartelso Elem SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsCentral Community High School District 71

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 25.8% · 110 students tested
Reading / language arts75–79%
State average 29.9% · 113 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Central CHSD 71, 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
$11,185 per student · 48% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 50%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
197’20
175’21
164’22
168’23
166’24

Down 15.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 100%

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.

Bartelso Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartelso
A+
166 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Central Community High School District 71Breese Township, Looking Glass Township, Wade Township
$16,612per student
Breese School District 12Breese Township, Wade Township
$11,258per student
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Lake Township, Wade Township
$16,519per student
West Washington County Community Unit District 10Covington Township, Okawville 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.