Cook County School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Adel, Sparks, Lenox and Cecil.
At a glance
2,979Students enrolled
4Schools
4Towns served
$15,238Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs GA
Math proficiency29%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 84.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,238
per student each year · 4% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
3,129’20
3,089’21
3,096’22
3,068’23
2,979’24
Students
White · 46%1,359
Black · 33%982
Hispanic · 14%407
Two or more races · 7%204
Asian · 1%26
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools4 in district
Cook Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 778 students · Adel
PublicCook Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 666 students · Sparks
B-PublicCook County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 640 students · Sparks
C+PublicCook High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 895 students · Adel
BPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.