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Il Valley Central USD 321

Il Valley Central USD 321 in Illinois: 8 public schools with 2,071 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,451 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
2,071
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,451
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
141
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
518
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

67%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

827 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

48%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

826 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$9.4K16
$9.6K17
$11.6K18
$12.0K19
$13.1K20
$13.3K21
$12.1K22
$13.0K23
$13.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.6% · $2.3M
State
46% · $16.1M
Local
48% · $16.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,411
Support services
$4,693
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11.1M
Long-term debt
$14.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
4–515610.658%32%
Pre-K–543115.878%61%
Pre-K–342416.565%—
6–822916.479%30%
6–818115.2—39%
9–120———
9–120———
9–1265014.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1008 N 4Th St, Chillicothe, IL 61523
Phone
(309)245-3978
Website