Top Rankings
Brussels CUSD 42 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 57 students in Brussels CUSD 42 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Brussels CUSD 42 School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
97 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Brussels CUSD 42 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#441 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20-29%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-79%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
29%
# Black Students
3 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
3%
22%
# White Students
89 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
92%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
9
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
6
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
3
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
7
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
6
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
5
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
6
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
7
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
10
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
9
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
10
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
15
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,948 is higher than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,320 is higher than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 33% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,948
$22,343
Spending / Student
$31,320
$21,585
Best Brussels CUSD 42 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brussels High School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Po Box 128
Brussels, IL 62013
(618) 883-2131
Brussels, IL 62013
(618) 883-2131
Grades: 7-12
| 57 students
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