School district · Illinois

Mt Zion CUSD 3

Mt Zion CUSD 3 in Illinois: 5 public schools with 2,427 students and 16.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,892 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,427
Students per teacher
16.8
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,892
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)
144
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
1,214
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

56%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

930 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Illinois: 39%

44%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,099 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
$8.3K15
$12.0K16
$9.1K17
$11.3K18
$11.2K19
$12.0K20
$12.5K21
$11.6K22
$13.7K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.5% · $2.1M
State
51% · $19.6M
Local
44% · $17M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,873
Support services
$5,412
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$125K
Long-term debt
$28.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–137117.1——
2–335915.556%63%
4–655717.254%44%
7–837816.362%34%
9–1276217.4——

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
1595 W Main St, Mt Zion, IL 62549
Phone
(217)864-2366
Website