C
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Timber, Hollis, Glasford, Mapleton and Kingston Mines, and parts of Limestone, Logan, Orion and Banner.
Students
855
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,713
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$7.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
- School Grade C: better than 30% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 32% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $7.6M, about $8,868 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Brimfield.
PK–8Brimfield Grade SchoolBrimfield Community Unit School District 309
9–12Brimfield High SchoolBrimfield Community Unit School District 309
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,713 per student · 32% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 44%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
888’20
871’21
897’22
868’23
855’24
Down 3.7% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Pekin Community High School District 303Cincinnati, Creve Coeur, Pekin
$17,291per student
Limestone Community High School District 310Kickapoo, Peoria, Peoria City
$16,719per student
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191Spring Lake
$15,707per student
Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606Spring Lake
$18,814per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.