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Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Long Creek, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo and Oakley, and parts of Willow Branch and Dora.
Students
474
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,754
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$10.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
- School Grade B: better than 58% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $10.9M, about $22,903 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Berlin.
PK–5New Berlin Elementary SchoolNew Berlin CUSD 16
6–8New Berlin Jr High SchoolNew Berlin CUSD 16
9–12New Berlin High SchoolNew Berlin CUSD 16
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency23%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,754 per student · 27% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 39%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
460’20
460’21
460’22
460’23
474’24
Up 3% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Black 2%Two or more races 2%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Decatur School District 61Decatur, Decatur
$18,753per student
Bement Community Unit School District 5Bement, Unity
$17,788per student
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3Mount Zion, Mount Zion
$14,892per student
Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1Friends Creek, Whitmore
$14,945per 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.