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Rock Island-Milan School District 41
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Rock Island, South Rock Island, Rock Island, Blackhawk, Milan and Oak Grove, and parts of Moline.
Students
6,292
Schools
14
Spent per student
$17,999
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$43.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rock Island-Milan School District 41
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the IL average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $43.9M, about $6,985 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cable.
PK–42 elementary schoolsSherrard Community Unit School District 200
7–8Sherrard Jr High SchoolSherrard Community Unit School District 200
9–12Sherrard High SchoolSherrard Community Unit School District 200
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,999 per student · 17% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 54%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,123’20
6,194’21
6,204’22
6,209’23
6,292’24
About steady.
Students
Black 34%White 34%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 9%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
14 public schools.
Rock Island Academy
D540 students15:1
Eugene Field Elem School
B−496 students20:1
Ricms
C−462 students15:1
Denkmann Elem School
C356 students16:1
Frances Willard Elem School
D−312 students13:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem School
C277 students12:1
Longfellow Elem School
D−262 students13:1
Ridgewood Elem School
C260 students12:1
Earl H Hanson Elem School
C−201 students7:1
Washington Jr High School
C+529 students16:1
Edison Jr High School
C398 students15:1
Rock Island High School
C1,812 students17:1
Thurgood Marshall Learning Ctr
0 students0:1
Horace Mann ELC
387 students39:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40Coal Valley, Coal Valley, Moline
$17,805per student
East Moline School District 37East Moline, South Moline
$20,740per student
United Township High School District 30East Moline, South Moline
$15,130per student
Rockridge Community Unit School District 300Andalusia, Bowling, Edgington
$14,251per 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.