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Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Montmorency and Hume, and parts of Rock Falls, Harmon and Hahnaman.
Students
209
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,221
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145
- School Grade B: better than 55% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the IL average
- 10 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.1M, about $5,096 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 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$18,221 per student · 16% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 37%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 49%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
213’20
236’21
210’22
213’23
209’24
About steady.
Students
White 79%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 4%Black <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20Coloma, Nelson
$20,268per student
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Lyndon, Prophetstown, Tampico
$15,473per student
Rock Falls Township High School District 301Coloma, Nelson
$21,141per student
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Greenville, Hamilton
$20,747per 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.