Brimfield High School
Academics
In 2009 Brimfield High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 63% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. As of 2023, the school's high school graduation rate was 94%.
Athletics
High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and also the Inter County Athletic Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. It co-ops with neighboring Elmwood High School for most athletics except for basketball. The school claimed its first state championship for a team sport in the 2014-2015 basketball season as the Brimfield men's team went 34-2 beating Mounds Meridian in the state finals.
History
Brimfield, Illinois was founded in 1835; however, it was originally known as Charleston. The name was changed at the request of the United States Postal Service, most likely due to a naming conflict with Charleston, Illinois. A complete grade school was built in 1839 on the present-day school grounds. Two schools had preceded it, but couldn’t keep up with the demand and growing population. The first record of a high school in Brimfield lies with Brimfield Academy, on the grounds of the present day City Hall. It was a six-room school in which one room served as the high school. A dedicated high school was built in 1877. The brick building is being torn down and a new building is being constructed behind the old building.