School district · Illinois

Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 in Illinois: 4 public schools with 1,230 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,055 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,230
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,055
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)
104
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
410
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

54%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

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

Math

Illinois: 39%

39%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

555 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
$12.2K15
$12.4K16
$13.4K17
$12.8K18
$13.0K19
$15.0K20
$15.7K21
$15.1K22
$15.6K23
$17.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.1% · $2.5M
State
42% · $11.6M
Local
49% · $13.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,845
Support services
$6,469
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$927K
Long-term debt
$28.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Clara Peterson Elem SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–556412.844%39%
6–828811.559%39%
Panther AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual
9–120———
9–1237811.2——

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
700 Panther Way, Paxton, IL 60957
Phone
(217)379-3314
Website