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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Breese, IL Addieville, IL, Breese, IL, Carlyle, IL (Saint Rose/Jamestown), Carlyle, IL (Town Center), Centralia, IL (Hoffman/Kaskaskia College), Greenville, IL (Pocahontas/Pierron), Highland, IL (Marine/Saint Jacob), Hoyleton, IL, New Baden, IL, Trenton, IL

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $153,288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to IL, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
687 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
71.6% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
68.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BECKEMEYER ELEM SCHOOL PO BOX 307, BECKEMEYER, IL 62219 (618) 227-8242 |
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| BREESE ELEM SCHOOL 777 MEMORIAL DR, BREESE, IL 62230 (618) 526-7128 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 91.0 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.2 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 6.4 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 24.9 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,795 | $2,607,000 | 60.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $64 | $44,000 | 1.0 |
| STAFF | $60 | $41,000 | 0.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $333 | $229,000 | 5.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $202 | $139,000 | 3.2 |
| OPERATION | $425 | $292,000 | 6.7 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $594 | $408,000 | 9.4 |
| OTHER | $70 | $48,000 | 1.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $1,748 | $1,201,000 | 27.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $755 | $519,000 | 12.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $6,298 | $4,327,000 | 100.0 |
Breese EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Breese WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 15.7 |
| CHILDREN IN Breese LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 3.4 |
Breese is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,688 people and just one neighborhood, Breese is the 295th largest community in Illinois.
Breese is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Breese is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Breese who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.93%), sales jobs (7.18%), and management occupations (6.79%).
Also of interest is that Breese has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Breese is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Breese, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.38% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Breese is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Breese overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Breese, 17.32% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Breese in 2000 was $20,711, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,844 for a family of four.
The people who call Breese home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Breese is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Breese include German and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Breese is English.
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