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Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Annawan, Annawan, Yorktown, Mineral, Mineral, Hooppole, Gold and Alba, and parts of Loraine and Cornwall.
Students
342
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,364
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$1.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Annawan Community Unit School District 226
- School Grade B: better than 55% of Illinois districts
- Spends 19% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.0M, about $2,778 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 proficiency27%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 80–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,364 per student · 19% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 37%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
330’20
342’21
352’22
327’23
342’24
Up 3.6% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Concord, Fairfield, Manlius
$20,747per student
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228Atkinson, Munson, Phenix
$14,444per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Fairfield, Prophetstown
$15,473per student
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229Burns, Kewanee, Neponset
$13,828per 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.