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Springfield School District 186
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Springfield, Capital, Woodside, Springfield, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove and Grandview, and parts of Clear Lake, Gardner and Curran.
Students
13,014
Schools
34
Spent per student
$24,521
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$228.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Springfield School District 186
- School Grade D: better than 13% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts below the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $228.4M, about $17,554 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Beckemeyer.
PK–2Beckemeyer Elem SchoolBreese School District 12
3–8Breese Elem SchoolBreese School District 12
9–12Central Comm High SchoolCentral Community High School District 71
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,521 per student · 14% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 40%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
13,483’20
13,070’21
13,066’22
12,920’23
13,014’24
Down 3.5% since 2020.
Students
Black 45%White 35%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
34 public schools.
Dubois Elem School
D−469 students15:1
Lindsay School
C+438 students13:1
Iles Elem School
A+414 students18:1
Springfield Ball Charter School
C+394 students15:1
Harvard Park Elem School
D−370 students13:1
Butler Elem School
C+367 students14:1
Ridgely Elem School
D343 students16:1
Owen Marsh Elem School
B324 students18:1
Fairview Elem School
D−302 students12:1
Feitshans Elem Sch
D−288 students13:1
Sandburg Elem School
B+279 students16:1
Enos Elem School
C−245 students11:1
Jane Addams Elem School
C−243 students12:1
Elizabeth Graham Elem School
C−241 students6:1
Wilcox Elem School
C+241 students12:1
Black Hawk Elem School
C−234 students13:1
Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch
C−216 students10:1
McClernand Elem School
D213 students12:1
Southern View Elem School
D171 students13:1
Hazel Dell Elem School
D140 students11:1
Laketown Elem School
B−135 students8:1
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
B709 students13:1
Jefferson Middle School
C−517 students12:1
Washington Middle School
D516 students10:1
U S Grant Middle School
C498 students11:1
Lincoln Magnet School
A300 students12:1
Springfield High School
A1,308 students16:1
Springfield Southeast High Sch
C+1,229 students16:1
Lanphier High School
C1,117 students14:1
Douglas School
0 students0:1
Sangamon Co Detention Center
0 students0:1
Springfield Learning Academy
0 students0:1
Early Learning Center
549 students20:1
Edwin A Lee Elementary School
D204 students10:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5Ball, Chatham, Chatham
$11,190per student
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15Fancy Creek, Sherman, Williams
$13,377per student
Athens Community Unit School District 213Fancy Creek
$13,087per student
Auburn Community Unit School District 10Chatham
$14,257per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.