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Bradford Community Unit School District 1
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns
Serves Osceola, Bradford, Saratoga, Penn and Milo, and parts of Toulon, Elmira, Macon and Wheatland.
Students
168
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,915
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
What stands out about Bradford Community Unit School District 1
- School Grade A−: better than 78% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.8% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cable.
PK–42 elementary schoolsSherrard Community Unit School District 200
7–8Sherrard Jr High SchoolSherrard Community Unit School District 200
9–12Sherrard High SchoolSherrard Community Unit School District 200
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 97% at Sherrard Community Unit School District 200, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,915 per student · 12% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 21%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
153’20
170’21
179’22
176’23
168’24
Up 9.8% since 2020.
Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 2%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Princeton High School District 500Arispie, Indiantown, Senachwine
$19,488per student
Princeton Elementary School District 115Arispie, Indiantown
$15,908per student
Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5Senachwine, Whitefield
$17,111per student
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229Kewanee, Neponset
$13,828per 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.