Beardstown Community Unit School District 15

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Beardstown, Beardstown, Bluff Springs and Hagener, and parts of Arenzville and Sangamon Valley.

At a glance

1,531Students enrolled

2Schools

4Towns served

$11,140Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

77%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BeardstownBeardstownBluff SpringsHagener

Grades PK–4

Gard Elementary School711 students · BeardstownThis district

Grades 5–12

Beardstown Jr/Sr High School820 students · BeardstownThis district

Grades PK–4

Gard Elementary School711 students · BeardstownThis district

Grades 5–12

Beardstown Jr/Sr High School820 students · BeardstownThis district

Grades PK–4

Gard Elementary School711 students · BeardstownThis district

Grades 5–12

Beardstown Jr/Sr High School820 students · BeardstownThis district

Grades PK–6

Gard Elementary School or Triopia Grade School or Meredosia-Chambersburg Elem SchDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

Beardstown Jr/Sr High School or Triopia Jr-Sr High School or Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr HighDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Beardstown Jr/Sr High School or Triopia Jr-Sr High School or Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchDepends on your addressThis district

Based 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 proficiency3%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts5%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

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

$11,140

per student each year · 48% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration30%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State58%

Federal24%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,312’20

1,291’21

1,322’22

1,325’23

1,531’24

Students

Hispanic · 47%720

White · 24%369

Black · 16%240

Two or more races · 12%179

Asian · 1%12

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Beardstown6,617 people

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Beardstown6,169 people

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Bluff Springs730 people

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Hagener477 people

Also covers small parts of Arenzville and Sangamon Valley.

Schools2 in district

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Gard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 711 students · Beardstown

D-Public 🏫

Beardstown Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · Grades 5–12 · 820 students · Beardstown

DPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Brown County Community Unit School District 1Cooperstown · Versailles · $15,381 per student

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Havana Community Unit School District 126Bath · Lynchburg · $16,698 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.