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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 Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Sterling Community Unit District 5, 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.