St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Avena, St. Elmo, Loudon and Wheatland.
At a glance
390Students enrolled
3Schools
4Towns served
$15,530Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
53%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 7–12
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School or St Elmo Jr High SchoolDepends on your addressBeecher City Community Unit School District 20Grades 12
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School or St Elmo Sr High SchoolDepends on your addressBeecher City Community Unit School District 20Grades PK–6
Brownstown Elem School or St Elmo Elem SchoolDepends on your addressBrownstown Community Unit School District 201Grades 7–8
Brownstown Jr High School or St Elmo Jr High SchoolDepends on your addressBrownstown Community Unit School District 201Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IL
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,530
per student each year · 28% below the IL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
422’20
415’21
404’22
404’23
390’24
Students
White · 95%372
Hispanic · 3%13
Two or more races · 1%3
Black · 1%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
St Elmo Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 222 students · Saint Elmo
CPublicSt Elmo Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 55 students · Saint Elmo
C+PublicSt Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 113 students · Saint Elmo
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Altamont Community Unit School District 10Moccasin · Mound · West · $13,573 per student
Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3ABowling Green · Carson · Dry Point · $17,221 per student
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203Sefton · $16,121 per student
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204Carson · $15,730 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.