C+
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Belvidere Township, Belvidere, Caledonia Township, Bonus Township, Flora Township, Timberlane, Spring Township and Caledonia, and parts of Loves Park, Poplar Grove and Cherry Valley.
Students
7,523
Schools
11
Spent per student
$20,291
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$55.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
- School Grade C+: better than 43% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $55.8M, about $7,411 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Caledonia.
PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,291 per student · 6% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 52%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,539’20
7,516’21
7,558’22
7,472’23
7,523’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 48%White 44%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Washington Academy
D721 students12:1
Meehan Elementary School
C−688 students16:1
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
B+622 students14:1
Lincoln Elem School
C573 students14:1
Caledonia Elem School
C+449 students14:1
Perry Elem School
C284 students19:1
Belvidere Central Middle School
C911 students12:1
Belvidere South Middle School
C−754 students11:1
Belvidere North High Sch
B+1,354 students14:1
Belvidere High School
C+1,167 students13:1
Everest High School
0 students0:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Rockford School District 205Cherry Valley Township, Harlem Township, Machesney Park
$20,357per student
Hononegah Community High School District 207Harlem Township, Machesney Park, Owen Township
$18,643per student
Harlem Unit School District 122Harlem Township, Machesney Park
$20,344per student
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426Franklin Township, Kingston Township
$17,887per 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.