Brimfield CUSD 309

Public school district · Peoria County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1707200

Brimfield CUSD 309 spent $15,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its 2 schools enrolled 587 students in 2024-25; 30.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,391 per student, up 8.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Brimfield CUSD 309 in enrollment (620 to 637 students) and Brimfield CUSD 309 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brimfield CUSD 309, FY23Benjamin SD 25 $23,922; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Lewistown CUSD 97 $15,273; Brimfield CUSD 309 $15,095; East Dubuque USD 119 $14,810; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; South Central School District #401 $14,280; Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 $14,226; Liberty CUSD 2 $13,656; Paris Community Unit School District 4 $9,196; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25kBenjamin SD 25$23,922Central CHSD 71$16,329Lewistown CUSD 97$15,273Brimfield CUSD 309$15,095East Dubuque USD 119$14,810Goreville CUD 1$14,296South Central School District …$14,280Unity Point Community Consolid…$14,226Liberty CUSD 2$13,656Paris Community Unit School Di…$9,196State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brimfield CUSD 309, FY23Benjamin SD 25 $23,922; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Lewistown CUSD 97 $15,273; Brimfield CUSD 309 $15,095; East Dubuque USD 119 $14,810; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; South Central School District #401 $14,280; Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 $14,226; Liberty CUSD 2 $13,656; Paris Community Unit School District 4 $9,196; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k10k15k20k25kBenjamin SD 25$23,922Central CHSD 71$16,329Lewistown CUSD 97$15,273Brimfield CUSD 309$15,095East Dubuque USD 119$14,810Goreville CUD 1$14,296South Central School District #401$14,280Unity Point Community Consolidated …$14,226Liberty CUSD 2$13,656Paris Community Unit School Distric…$9,196State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brimfield CUSD 309, FY23Benjamin SD 25 $23,922; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Lewistown CUSD 97 $15,273; Brimfield CUSD 309 $15,095; East Dubuque USD 119 $14,810; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; South Central School District #401 $14,280; Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 $14,226; Liberty CUSD 2 $13,656; Paris Community Unit School District 4 $9,196; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25kBenjamin SD 25$23,922Central CHSD 71$16,329Lewistown CUSD 97$15,273Brimfield CUSD 309$15,095East Dubuque USD 119$14,810Goreville CUD 1$14,296South Central School District #401$14,280Unity Point Community Consolidated School D…$14,226Liberty CUSD 2$13,656Paris Community Unit School District 4$9,196State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Brimfield CUSD 309, FY23Benjamin SD 25 $23,922; Central CHSD 71 $16,329; Lewistown CUSD 97 $15,273; Brimfield CUSD 309 $15,095; East Dubuque USD 119 $14,810; Goreville CUD 1 $14,296; South Central School District #401 $14,280; Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 $14,226; Liberty CUSD 2 $13,656; Paris Community Unit School District 4 $9,196; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.5k15k25kBenjamin SD 25$23,922Central CHSD 71$16,329Lewistown CUSD 97$15,273Brimfield CUSD 309$15,095East Dubuque USD 119$14,810Goreville CUD 1$14,296South Central School District #401$14,280Unity Point Community Consolidated Scho…$14,226Liberty CUSD 2$13,656Paris Community Unit School District 4$9,196State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$12,072,000 in revenue: 30.6% state, 64.4% local and 5.1% federal. Total spending including $945,000 of capital outlay was $12,023,000, or $19,084 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Brimfield CUSD 309 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,690,000; Local $7,770,000; Federal $612,000; total $12,072,000.
  • State$3,690,000 31%
  • Local$7,770,000 64%
  • Federal$612,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

630 students in 2022-23, 612 students in 2023-24, 587 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Brimfield CUSD 309 enrollment by school year2022-23: 630, 2023-24: 612, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236302023-246122024-25587
Brimfield CUSD 309 enrollment by school year2022-23: 630, 2023-24: 612, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236302023-246122024-25587
Brimfield CUSD 309 enrollment by school year2022-23: 630, 2023-24: 612, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236302023-246122024-25587
Brimfield CUSD 309 enrollment by school year2022-23: 630, 2023-24: 612, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236302023-246122024-25587

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363047.013.4
2023-2461248.012.8
2024-2558749.012.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Brimfield CUSD 309 scored proficient or above: 43% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts43%29.9%322

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 50 students in Brimfield CUSD 309's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate90% or more87.6%
Students in the class50149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 398 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brimfield Grade School39812.8not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brimfield High School18910.5not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Brimfield CUSD 309

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Brimfield CUSD 309

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBrimfield CUSD 309 ranks 307 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,095).#307 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBrimfield CUSD 309 is the number 522 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 630 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#522 of 865
  3. Benjamin SD 25The next larger Illinois district: 632 students in fall 2022, $23,922 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,922
  4. South Central School District #401The next smaller Illinois district: 629 students in fall 2022, $14,280 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,280
  5. Compare Brimfield CUSD 309 with Benjamin SD 25Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Brimfield High School, its largest high school189 students in 2024-25, 10.5 per teacher.189
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Brimfield CUSD 309

  1. How many schools and students are in Brimfield CUSD 309?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 587 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Brimfield CUSD 309 spend per student?
    $15,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,391 per student, up 8.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Brimfield CUSD 309's money come from?
    $12,072,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.6% state, 64.4% local and 5.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Brimfield CUSD 309 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 30 of the 715 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Brimfield CUSD 309 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Brimfield CUSD 309 scored proficient or above: 43% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Brimfield CUSD 309?
    90% or more of the 50 students in Brimfield CUSD 309's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Brimfield CUSD 309's NCES district ID?
    1707200. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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