Breese School District 12

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–8 B+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Breese, Breese, Wade, St. Rose, Beckemeyer and Wheatfield, and parts of Burgess.

At a glance

607Students enrolled

2Schools

6Towns served

$11,258Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

34%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BreeseBreeseWadeBeckemeyerWheatfield

Grades PK–2

Beckemeyer Elem School250 students · BeckemeyerThis district

Grades 3–8

Breese Elem School357 students · BreeseThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Comm High School629 students · BreeseCentral Community High School District 71

Grades PK–2

Beckemeyer Elem School250 students · BeckemeyerThis district

Grades 3–8

Breese Elem School357 students · BreeseThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Comm High School629 students · BreeseCentral Community High School District 71

Grades PK–2

Beckemeyer Elem School250 students · BeckemeyerThis district

Grades 3–8

Carlyle Elementary School or Breese Elem SchoolDepends on your addressCarlyle Community Unit School District 1

Grades 8

Breese Elem School or Carlyle Junior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Comm High School or Carlyle High SchoolDepends on your addressCentral Community High School District 71

Grades PK–2

Beckemeyer Elem School250 students · BeckemeyerThis district

Grades 3–8

Breese Elem School357 students · BreeseThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Comm High School629 students · BreeseCentral Community High School District 71

Grades PK–4

Carlyle Elementary School or Beckemeyer Elem SchoolDepends on your addressCarlyle Community Unit School District 1

Grades 5–8

Carlyle Elementary School or Breese Elem SchoolDepends on your addressCarlyle Community Unit School District 1

Grades 8

Breese Elem School or Carlyle Junior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Comm High School or Carlyle High SchoolDepends on your addressCentral Community High School District 71

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 proficiency26%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 92% at Central Community High School District 71, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,258

per student each year · 48% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration28%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)54%

State39%

Federal7%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

638’20

629’21

605’22

598’23

607’24

Students

White · 85%515

Hispanic · 12%75

Two or more races · 2%11

Black · 1%6

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

Towns served

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Breese5,539 people

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Breese4,301 people

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Wade1,601 people

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St. Rose1,524 people

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Beckemeyer993 people

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Wheatfield386 people · Grades PK–4 at Carlyle Elementary School or Beckemeyer Elem School

Also covers small parts of Burgess.

Schools2 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Beckemeyer Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 250 students · Beckemeyer

Public 📚

Breese Elem SchoolMiddle · Grades 3–8 · 357 students · Breese

B+Public

Where students go next · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 and Central Community High School District 71

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Carlyle High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 281 students · Carlyle

B-Public 🏫

Central Comm High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 629 students · Breese

B+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Bond County Community Unit School District 2Mills · Old Ripley · Tamalco · $17,775 per student

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Highland Community Unit School District 5Helvetia · Old Ripley · Saline · $14,068 per student

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Aviston School District 21Sugar Creek · $9,620 per student

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Bartelso School District 57Santa Fe · $11,185 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.