D−
Rockford School District 205
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Rockford, Rockford, Harlem, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Cherry Valley, Cherry Valley, Owen and New Milford, and parts of Roscoe and Caledonia.
Students
28,467
Schools
46
Spent per student
$20,357
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$154.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rockford School District 205
- School Grade D−: better than 0% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 22 pts below the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the IL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.5% since 2020
- Debt of $154.6M, about $5,432 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Byron.
PK–5Mary Morgan Elem SchByron Community Unit School District 226
6–8Byron Middle SchoolByron Community Unit School District 226
9–12Byron High School 9-12Byron Community Unit School District 226
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)65%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,357 per student · 6% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 51%Federal 24%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
26,739’20
27,766’21
27,442’22
27,661’23
28,467’24
Up 6.5% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 33%Black 31%White 24%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
46 public schools.
Whitehead Elem School
C−678 students18:1
Cherry Valley Elementary School
C+676 students17:1
Montessori Elementary School
C+660 students17:1
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
D628 students19:1
Constance Lane Elementary School
D−623 students16:1
Swan Hillman Elem School
C−581 students17:1
Riverdahl Elem School
D−535 students17:1
Spring Creek Elem School
C+523 students16:1
Washington Elementary School
D523 students18:1
West View Elem School
D−521 students21:1
Rolling Green
C−505 students13:1
Brookview Elem School
B−484 students17:1
R K Welsh Elem School
C−483 students19:1
Ellis Elementary School
D−457 students13:1
Arthur Froberg Elem School
C426 students16:1
C Henry Bloom Elem School
C−426 students18:1
Maud E Johnson Elem School
C−425 students15:1
Gregory Elem School
C418 students17:1
McIntosh Elementary
D−398 students17:1
Clifford P Carlson Elem School
C390 students18:1
Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch
C−384 students32:1
Lewis Lemon Elementary
D−378 students16:1
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
A+374 students18:1
Conklin Elem School
D−372 students15:1
Julia Lathrop Elem School
D−357 students17:1
Haskell Elementary School
C+301 students15:1
Jackson Charter School
D243 students45:1
Legacy Acad of Excellence Charter
C−234 students29:1
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad
D1,108 students19:1
Eisenhower Middle School
C963 students17:1
Bernard W Flinn Middle School
C−807 students16:1
West Middle School
C−793 students17:1
Abraham Lincoln Middle School
D736 students17:1
Thurgood Marshall School
A+514 students18:1
Kennedy Middle School
D−393 students13:1
Guilford High School
B−2,216 students20:1
Jefferson High School
C−2,173 students20:1
Auburn High School
B+1,957 students19:1
Rockford East High School
C−1,719 students16:1
Roosevelt Center
D60 students1:1
College and Career Education Cent
0 students
Winnebago Co Detention Center
0 students0:1
Fairview Early Childhood Center
538 students22:1
Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center
530 students25:1
Beyer Early Childhood Center
497 students19:1
Summerdale Early Childhood Center
460 students23:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Hononegah Community High School District 207Rockton, Rockton, Roscoe
$18,643per student
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100Belvidere, Belvidere, Flora
$20,291per student
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133Roscoe, South Beloit
$13,957per student
Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131Roscoe
$14,627per 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.