C−
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 12 towns
Serves Mendota, Mendota, Troy Grove, Sublette, Brooklyn, Ophir, Meriden, Viola, Troy Grove, Compton, Clarion and West Brooklyn, and parts of Wyoming, Westfield and Lee Center.
Students
1,042
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,892
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
- School Grade C−: better than 23% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 26% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $4.7M, about $4,472 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 proficiency10%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts22%
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$15,892 per student · 26% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 51%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,065’20
1,028’21
1,040’22
1,016’23
1,042’24
About steady.
Students
White 52%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.