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Rockford SD 205

Rockford SD 205 in Illinois: 46 public schools with 28,467 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,357 per student in FY2024.

Schools
46
3 charter
Students
28,467
Students per teacher
17.4
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,357
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)
1,632
Counselors (FTE)
51.6
Students per counselor
552
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
27.8
Librarians (FTE): 21.0

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%

33%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

11,352 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

20%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

11,326 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
$14.0K15
$14.4K16
$16.0K17
$16.1K18
$14.3K19
$15.6K20
$16.7K21
$17.7K22
$19.0K23
$20.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
24% · $167.2M
State
51% · $359.3M
Local
25% · $180M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,612
Support services
$8,072
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$93.4M
Long-term debt
$163.5M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 4Elementary schools: 28Middle schools: 7High schools: 7
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Beyer Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K49719.1——
Fairview Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K53822.4——
Summerdale Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K46023.0——
Wm Nashold Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K53025.2——
Arthur Froberg Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–542615.831%21%
Barbour Two-Way Lang ImmersionFree meals for all
K–862819.232%20%
Brookview Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–548417.357%42%
C Henry Bloom Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–542618.123%18%
Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–567617.344%29%
Clifford P Carlson Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–539017.934%29%
Conklin Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–637214.921%11%
Constance Lane Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–562315.87.6%3.3%
Ellis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–545713.119%14%
Galapagos Rockford Charter SchCharterFree meals for all
K–838432.016%12%
Gregory Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–541816.829%15%
Haskell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–530115.165%—
Jackson Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–524345.015%7.0%
Julia Lathrop Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–535716.613%11%
Legacy Acad of Excellence CharterCharterFree meals for all
K–823429.3—17%
Lewis Lemon ElementaryFree meals for all
K–537816.310%2.1%
Maud E Johnson Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–542514.725%23%
McIntosh ElementaryFree meals for all
K–539817.324%13%
Montessori Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–866016.944%32%
R K Welsh Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–548319.221%8.4%
Riverdahl Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–553517.518%11%
Rolling GreenFree meals for all
K–550513.030%24%
Spring Creek Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–552315.736%30%
Swan Hillman Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–558117.233%18%
Thurgood Marshall ElementaryFree meals for all
1–437417.898%99%
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–552318.018%12%
West View Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–552120.733%28%
Whitehead Elem SchoolFree meals for all
K–567818.231%20%
Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–873617.427%5.8%
Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–880716.529%11%
Eisenhower Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–896317.035%10%
Kennedy Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–839313.111%1.8%
Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcadFree meals for all
6–81,10819.314%4.5%
Thurgood Marshall SchoolFree meals for all
5–851417.898%92%
West Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–879316.822%8.1%
Auburn High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,95719.2——
College and Career Education CentAlternative
9–120———
Guilford High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,21619.5——
Jefferson High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,17319.6——
Rockford East High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,71916.4——
Roosevelt CenterFree meals for all
9–12601.4——
Winnebago Co Detention CenterAlternative
6–120———

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
501 7th St, Rockford, IL 61104
Phone
(815)966-3000
Website