School district · Illinois

Pope Co CUD 1

Pope Co CUD 1 in Illinois: 2 public schools with 442 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,745 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
442
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,745
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)
37.5
Counselors (FTE)
1.2
Students per counselor
368
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
Librarians (FTE): 0.1

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%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

28%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

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

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
$10.1K15
$10.5K16
$11.9K17
$11.7K18
$12.8K19
$13.1K20
$14.3K21
$13.9K22
$14.8K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $1.3M
State
59% · $5M
Local
26% · $2.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,605
Support services
$5,253
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$608K
Long-term debt
$70K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–830012.0—28%
Pope Co High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1214211.3——

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
125 State Highway 146 W, Golconda, IL 62938
Phone
(618)683-2301
Website