Brimfield High School

Brimfield High School operates as a tiny four-year high school in Brimfield, Illinois, run under Brimfield CUSD 309. Current enrollment sits at 189 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Brimfield High School is one of 2 schools operated by Brimfield CUSD 309, a district that serves 587 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Brimfield High School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Brimfield High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Brimfield High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Peoria County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Brimfield High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Peoria County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,108, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Brimfield High School is one of 81 public schools in Peoria County (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students).

The closest other public school is Brimfield Grade School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brimfield High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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