Central Community High School District 71
Public
Regional · 18 towns Grades 9–12 B+School Grade
High school for Helvetia, Sugar Creek, Looking Glass, Breese, Breese, Aviston, Germantown, Burgess, Wade, St. Rose, Santa Fe, Germantown, Albers, Beckemeyer, Bartelso, St. Rose, Damiansville and Wheatfield. Each town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
629Students enrolled
1School · + 11 feeders
18Towns served
$16,612Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
20%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–8
New Baden Elementary School or Damiansville Elem SchoolDepends on your addressWesclin Community Unit School District 3Grades 3–8
Carlyle Elementary School or Breese Elem SchoolDepends on your addressCarlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades 8
Breese Elem School or Carlyle Junior High SchoolDepends on your addressBreese School District 12Based 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 proficiency37%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
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
$16,612
per student each year · 23% below the IL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
639’20
629’21
620’22
631’23
629’24
Students
White · 92%577
Hispanic · 6%35
Two or more races · 2%12
Black · 0%3
Asian · 0%1
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Helvetia8,328 people
Sugar Creek6,689 people
Looking Glass6,441 people · Grades PK–8 at New Baden Elementary School or Damiansville Elem School
Breese5,539 people · Grades PK–2 at Beckemeyer Elem School
Breese4,301 people · Grades PK–2 at Beckemeyer Elem School
Aviston2,387 people · Grades PK–8 at Aviston Elem School
Germantown2,322 people · Grades PK–8 at Germantown Elem School
Burgess1,928 people
Wade1,601 people · Grades PK–2 at Beckemeyer Elem School
St. Rose1,524 people · Grades PK–8 at St Rose Elem School
Santa Fe1,371 people · Grades PK–8 at Bartelso Elem School
Germantown1,350 people · Grades PK–8 at Germantown Elem School
Albers1,280 people · Grades PK–8 at Albers Elem School
Beckemeyer993 people · Grades PK–2 at Beckemeyer Elem School
Bartelso782 people · Grades PK–8 at Bartelso Elem School
St. Rose593 people · Grades PK–8 at St Rose Elem School
Damiansville570 people
Wheatfield386 people
Schools1 in district · 11 feeders
This district · grades 9–12
Feeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district
Albers Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 154 students · Albers
A+PublicAviston Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 462 students · Aviston
A+PublicBartelso Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 166 students · Bartelso
A+PublicBeckemeyer Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 250 students · Beckemeyer
PublicBreese Elem SchoolMiddle · Grades 3–8 · 357 students · Breese
B+PublicGermantown Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 258 students · Germantown
A+PublicDamiansville Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 102 students · Damiansville
A-PublicNew Baden Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–3 · 246 students · New Baden
APublicSt Rose Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 167 students · Breese
A-PublicCarlyle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 364 students · Carlyle
B+PublicCarlyle Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 281 students · Carlyle
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Bond County Community Unit School District 2Mills · Old Ripley · Tamalco · $17,775 per student
Highland Community Unit School District 5Old Ripley · Saline · $14,068 per student
West Washington County Community Unit District 10Covington · Okawville · Venedy · $14,842 per student
Freeburg Community High School District 77Engelmann · Venedy · $16,047 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.