B+
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Wysox, Milledgeville, Fairhaven, Jordan, Genesee, Chadwick, Salem and Elkhorn Grove, and parts of Clyde.
Students
375
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,276
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$6.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.9% since 2020
- Debt of $6.8M, about $18,024 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 proficiency32%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,276 per student · 15% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 38%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
407’20
402’21
408’22
387’23
375’24
Down 7.9% since 2020.
Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Eastland Community Unit School District 308Freedom, Rock Creek-Lima
$17,978per student
Sterling Community Unit District 5Hopkins, Palmyra, Sterling
$15,512per student
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314Freedom, Mount Carroll, Mount Carroll
$16,799per student
Morrison Community Unit School District 6Mount Pleasant, Ustick
$14,230per 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.