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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15, Illinois

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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,496 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is a school district in Illinois (Cass County). During the 2024 school year, 1,496 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brenda Algandar
Jimmy Hymes
Dan McClenning
Jared Soer
Amy Sommers
Jon Stock

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,475,000 $1,727 10%
Local: $5,377,000 $3,752 22%
State: $16,382,000 $11,432 68%
Total: $24,234,000 $16,911
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,847,000 $14,547
Total Current Expenditures: $17,361,000 $12,115
Instructional Expenditures: $11,245,000 $7,847 54%
Student and Staff Support: $1,103,000 $769 5%
Administration: $1,774,000 $1,237 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,239,000 $2,260 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,951,000 $1,361
Construction: $1,888,000 $1,317
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $359,000 $250
Interest on Debt: $25,000 $17


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 3 <50 <=5 3 PS <50 <=5
2018-2019 8 <50 <=5 6 PS 10-14
2017-2018 7 PS 6-9 7 <50 6-9
2016-2017 8 PS <=5 5 <50 10-14
2015-2016 5 PS <=10 6 <=20 6-9
2014-2015 6 PS <=10 7 <=20 6
2013-2014 32 PS <=10 28 PS 21-39 42
2012-2013 35 PS 11-19 33 PS 40-59 39
2011-2012 68 PS 30-39 66 PS >=50 76
2010-2011 64 21-39 63 PS 40-59 67

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 5 <50 <=5 4 PS <50 6-9
2018-2019 11 <50 10-14 9 PS 10-14
2017-2018 10 PS 6-9 8 >=50 10-14
2016-2017 10 PS 10-14 8 <50 10-14
2015-2016 9 PS <=10 8 <=20 10-14
2014-2015 8 PS <=10 6 <=20 12
2013-2014 35 PS 11-19 28 PS 21-39 46
2012-2013 36 PS 30-39 31 PS 21-39 44
2011-2012 60 PS 21-39 52 PS <50 71
2010-2011 56 <50 50-54 PS 60-79 62

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2017-2018 80-84 >=50 70-79 PS 80-89
2016-2017 90-94 >=50 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS 80-84 PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2013-2014 80-84 PS >=50 80-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 75-79 >=50 70-79 PS 75-79
2011-2012 75-79 PS <50 70-79 PS 75-79
2010-2011 80-84 >=50 80-89 PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,496 -0.7
2022-2023 1,506 4.8
2021-2022 1,433 1.3
2020-2021 1,415 -7.9
2019-2020 1,527 -2.3
2018-2019 1,562 -1.1
2017-2018 1,579 1.3
2016-2017 1,558 -1.8
2015-2016 1,586 0.3
2014-2015 1,582 -3.4
2013-2014 1,635 -0.6
2012-2013 1,644 2.4
2011-2012 1,605 1.9
2010-2011 1,574 -1.0
2009-2010 1,590 1.3
2008-2009 1,569 3.4
2007-2008 1,515 0.5
2006-2007 1,507 0.3
2005-2006 1,503 1.7
2004-2005 1,478 5.5
2003-2004 1,397 6.2
2002-2003 1,310 -1.3
2001-2002 1,327 0.5
2000-2001 1,321 0.6
1999-2000 1,313 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 5.6
Black 13.1 16.4
Hispanic 46.7 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.1
Two or More Races 11.6 4.2
White 26.0 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 had 99.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.01.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 5.00
Elementary: 56.00
Secondary: 33.66
Total: 99.66

Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 employed 3.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 135.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 55.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.00
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School8375-12
Gard Elementary School488KG-4
Grand Ave Sch171PK-PK

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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