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Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 6 towns
Serves Zion, Zion Township, Benton Township, Beach Park, Newport Township and Wadsworth, and parts of Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor and Old Mill Creek.
Students
1,996
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,690
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$17.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $17.8M, about $8,908 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coleta.
PK–22 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
3–52 elementary schoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
6–8Challand Middle SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
9–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Community Unit District 5
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Sterling Community Unit District 5, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,690 per student · 4% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 46%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,983’20
1,935’21
2,022’22
1,980’23
1,996’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 64%Black 20%White 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Warren Township High School District 121Gurnee, Park City, Warren Township
$20,075per student
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Gurnee, Park City, Warren Township
$23,456per student
Gurnee School District 56Gurnee, Warren Township
$20,917per student
Antioch Community High School District 117Antioch Township, Lake Villa Township, Lindenhurst
$25,012per 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.