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Erie Community Unit School District 1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Erie, Erie, Albany, Cordova, Fenton, Newton and Portland, and parts of Phenix and Cordova.
Students
603
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,420
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
What stands out about Erie Community Unit School District 1
- School Grade A−: better than 77% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 18% more per student than the IL average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020
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 proficiency35%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts38%
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$25,420 per student · 18% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 49%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
649’20
629’21
606’22
621’23
603’24
Down 7.1% since 2020.
Students
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100Canoe Creek, Coe, Port Byron
$14,727per student
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228Geneseo, Hanna, Loraine
$14,444per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Lyndon, Prophetstown
$15,473per student
River Bend Community Unit District 2Garden Plain
$14,022per 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.