Aviston School District 21

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Sugar Creek and Aviston, and parts of Helvetia and Breese.

At a glance

462Students enrolled

1School

2Towns served

$9,620Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

6%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Sugar CreekAviston

Grades PK–8

Aviston Elem School or Trenton Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Wesclin Middle School or Aviston Elem SchoolDepends on your addressWesclin Community Unit School District 3

Grades 9–12

Wesclin Sr High School343 students · TrentonWesclin Community Unit School District 3

Grades PK–8

Aviston Elem School462 students · AvistonThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Comm High School629 students · BreeseCentral Community High School District 71

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 IL

Math proficiency68%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts69%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 87% at Wesclin Community Unit School District 3, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$9,620

per student each year · 55% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration26%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)47%

State48%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

385’20

408’21

429’22

445’23

462’24

Students

White · 99%458

Hispanic · 1%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Sugar Creek6,689 people

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Aviston2,387 people

Also covers small parts of Helvetia and Breese.

Schools1 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Aviston Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 462 students · Aviston

A+Public

Where students go next · Central Community High School District 71 and Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

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Central Comm High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 629 students · Breese

B+Public 🏫

Wesclin Sr High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 343 students · Trenton

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Breese School District 12St. Rose · Wade · $11,258 per student

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St. Rose School District 14-15St. Rose · $12,196 per student

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Triad Community Unit School District 2Marine · St. Jacob · $13,555 per student

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Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Wade · $16,519 per student

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.