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LaSalle Elementary School District 122
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves LaSalle and LaSalle.
Students
919
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,450
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$5.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about LaSalle Elementary School District 122
- School Grade D: better than 8% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
- Spends 13% more per student than the IL average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.8M, about $6,289 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 proficiency4%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts14%
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$24,450 per student · 13% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 54%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 66%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
917’20
914’21
892’22
906’23
919’24
About steady.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Deer Park, Dimmick, Eden
$26,538per student
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175Dimmick, Peru
$18,761per student
Peru Elementary School District 124Peru, Peru
$14,819per student
Oglesby Elementary School District 125Oglesby, Peru
$16,441per 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.