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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15

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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is located close to the center of Illinois. Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 has 98.11 square miles of land area and 5.87 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 population is 7,941. Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 median household income is $44,619 in 2010-2014. Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 median house value is $72,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (447 out of 476, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (705 out of 757, bottom 7%)* Rank: #816
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	7,941 (2010-2014), rank #418
Population Growth	4.86% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	76.37/sq mi, rank #497
Median Household Income:	$44,619 at 2010-2014—27.63% increase since 2005-2009, rank #673
Median House Price:	$72,300 at 2010-2014—5.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #792
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	98.11 sq mi, rank #251
Water Area:	5.87 sq mi (5.64%), rank #39
State:	Illinois
County:	Cass County
City:	Virginia, Beardstown, Arenzville, Bluff Springs
Zip:	62691, 62618, 62611, 62622

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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

500 East 15th St

Beardstown IL, 62618, Cass County

Phone: 217-323-3099

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,635	1,644	1,605	1,574	1,590	1,569	1,515
English Language Learner Students:	485	516	407	407	456	464	160
Total Teachers:	113.08	NA	110.87	110.78	107.76	107.10	88.90
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	4.78	4.44	4.00	4.00	5.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	6.00	5.04	6.00	5.70	6.80
Elementary:	56.00	NA	67.33	67.06	63.00	65.30	34.60
Secondary:	42.08	NA	32.76	34.24	34.76	32.10	42.50
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	45.24	155.56	17.50	14.67	14.00	15.00	30.80
Instructional Aides:	NA	70.54	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.59	2.00	1.00	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.59	2.00	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.50	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.09	0.50	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	7.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
School Administrators:	6.67	NA	8.50	5.50	5.50	6.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	18.53	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	5.00	5.49	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	33.07	57.49	NA	NA	NA	NA	18.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.46	NA	14.48	14.21	14.76	14.65	17.04

Schools

Beardstown Charter School Learn Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	515 Canal St, Beardstown IL 62618
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	500 East 15th St, Beardstown IL 62618
Brick Elementary School	Grade 1 to Grade 4	10143 North Bluff Springs Rd, Beardstown IL 62618
Gard Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	400 East 15th St, Beardstown IL 62618
Grand Ave School	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	1301 Grand Ave, Beardstown IL 62618

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.7%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.9%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.3%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.6%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59.2%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	31.1%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.0%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.7%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.2%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.4%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.8%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.7%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51.3%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.3%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51.5%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	31.1%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	43.4%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.0%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.8%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.7%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.4%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.6%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38.7%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.3%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67.9%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	72.5%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67.3%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.5%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.2%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	44.3%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.0%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	28.8%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.0%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.6%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.8%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	34.9%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.0%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	33.9%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.8%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	35.0%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.0%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.4%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41.5%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.6%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.0%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	40.0%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.6%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.1%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68.2%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	76.1%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.1%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	64.0%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	63.8%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.1%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	37.3%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.3%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.9%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.0%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.5%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.0%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.6%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.8%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	37.9%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.4%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.2%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.2%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.4%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.3%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	20.8%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	23.9%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	24.3%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	21.6%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	24.3%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.3%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.6%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.5%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	38.6%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.9%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	35.1%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	35.3%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.7%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.3%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	24.3%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31.2%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.9%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.1%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	27.8%	49.4%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,716,000	$10,415		$16,543,000	$10,510		$15,791,000	$9,931
Federal:	$1,857,000	$1,157	11.1%	$1,597,000	$1,015	9.7%	$3,026,000	$1,903	19.2%
State:	$10,578,000	$6,591	63.3%	$11,163,000	$7,092	67.5%	$9,507,000	$5,979	60.2%
Local:	$4,281,000	$2,667	25.6%	$3,783,000	$2,403	22.9%	$3,258,000	$2,049	20.6%
Total Expenditures:	$15,565,000	$9,698		$16,221,000	$10,306		$15,045,000	$9,462
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,939,000	$8,685		$14,439,000	$9,173		$13,278,000	$8,351
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,824,000	$5,498	63.3%	$9,466,000	$6,014	65.6%	$8,786,000	$5,526	66.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$653,000	$407	4.7%	$595,000	$378	4.1%	$630,000	$396	4.7%
Administration:	$1,754,000	$1,093	12.6%	$1,656,000	$1,052	11.5%	$1,492,000	$938	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,708,000	$1,687	19.4%	$2,722,000	$1,729	18.9%	$2,370,000	$1,491	17.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$298,000	$186		$804,000	$511		$583,000	$367
Construction:	$91,000	$57		$453,000	$288		$0	$0
Total Other:	$303,000	$189		$194,000	$123		$452,000	$284
Interest on Debt:	$228,000	$142		$265,000	$168		$224,000	$141

Total Salary:	$9,089,000	$5,663		$8,670,000	$5,508		$8,686,000	$5,463
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,372,000	$3,970	70.1%	$6,234,000	$3,961	71.9%	$6,283,000	$3,952	72.3%
Other Salary:	$2,717,000	$1,693	29.9%	$2,436,000	$1,548	28.1%	$2,403,000	$1,511	27.7%
Total Benefit:	$2,768,000	$1,725		$3,831,000	$2,434		$2,772,000	$1,743
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,835,000	$1,143	66.3%	$2,692,000	$1,710	70.3%	$2,018,000	$1,269	72.8%
Other Benefit:	$933,000	$581	33.7%	$1,139,000	$724	29.7%	$754,000	$474	27.2%

* Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.