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Cary Community Consolidated School District 26
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Algonquin, Cary, Oakwood Hills and Trout Valley, and parts of Cuba.
Students
2,372
Schools
5
Spent per student
$16,761
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$3.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cary Community Consolidated School District 26
- School Grade B: better than 59% of Illinois districts
- Spends 22% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $3.0M, about $1,278 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 proficiency25%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts33%
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$16,761 per student · 22% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 33%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,316’20
2,369’21
2,302’22
2,333’23
2,372’24
About steady.
Students
White 71%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black <1%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.
Community High School District 155Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Grafton
$25,105per student
Barrington Community Unit School District 220Barrington, Deer Park, North Barrington
$26,068per student
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47Crystal Lake, Grafton, Lake in the Hills
$17,506per student
Community Unit School District 300Algonquin, Dundee, Lake in the Hills
$18,172per 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.