B+
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Erienna, Seneca and Nettle Creek, and parts of Morris.
Students
77
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,654
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the IL average
- 7 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $3,896 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Clarion.
K–62 schoolsMendota Community Consolidated School District 289
62 middle schoolsMendota Community Consolidated School District 289
7–122 schoolsMendota Community Consolidated School District 289
122 high schoolsMendota Township High School District 280
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Mendota Township High School District 280, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,654 per student · 10% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 1%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
84’20
86’21
81’22
78’23
77’24
Down 8.3% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Morris Community High School District 101Morris, Norman, Saratoga
$13,309per student
Morris School District 54Morris, Norman, Wauponsee
$13,569per student
Seneca Township High School District 160Brookfield, Manlius, Miller
$38,565per student
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Brookfield, Manlius, Norman
$25,653per 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.