Brighton North Primary School

Brighton North Primary School operates as a small elementary campus in Brighton, Illinois, one of the schools within Southwestern CUSD 9. Current enrollment sits at 293 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Southwestern CUSD 9 (1,149 students total), Brighton North Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Brighton North Primary School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Brighton North Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Macoupin County indicate median household income runs about $70,805, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brighton North Primary School is one of 28 public schools in Macoupin County (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students).

Nearest neighbor: Southwestern Middle School, around 4.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 287 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 97% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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