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Quincy SD 172

Quincy SD 172 in Illinois: 9 public schools with 6,264 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,588 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 9
Students: 6,264
Students per teacher: 16.0; IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,588; 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): 392
Counselors (FTE): 11.0
Students per counselor: 570; IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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

$9.5K15

$11.2K16

$10.0K17

$12.2K18

$12.1K19

$13.3K20

$13.1K21

$12.1K22

$13.5K23

$14.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $13.6M
State: 45% · $51.4M
Local: 43% · $48.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,706
Support services: $6,157
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $11.4M
Long-term debt: $90.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Colonel George Iles Elem Sch	K–5	535	13.4	Quincy
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch	K–5	500	12.2	Quincy
Early ChildhoodFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	434	27.1	Quincy
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	K–5	588	15.1	Quincy
Sarah Atwater Denman Elem	K–5	501	12.8	Quincy
Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch	K–5	564	14.1	Quincy
Quincy Jr High School	6–8	1,295	17.1	Quincy
Adams Co Juvenile Detention CntrAlternative	5–12	0	—	Quincy
Quincy Sr High School	9–12	1,847	18.7	Quincy

Sources

Address: 1416 Maine St, Quincy, IL 62301
Phone: (217)223-8700

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).