B+
Polo Community Unit School District 222
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Buffalo, Polo, Pine Creek, Woosung, Lincoln, Eagle Point and Brookville, and parts of Palmyra, Jordan and Grand Detour.
Students
594
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,826
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Polo Community Unit School District 222
- School Grade B+: better than 70% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $13.6M, about $22,837 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 proficiency27%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts40%
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$15,826 per student · 27% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 41%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
586’20
576’21
589’22
591’23
594’24
About steady.
Students
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Oregon Community Unit School District 220Mount Morris, Oregon-Nashua, Taylor
$17,853per student
Dixon Unit School District 170Dixon, Nelson, Taylor
$16,626per student
Sterling Community Unit District 5Genesee, Hopkins, Sterling
$15,512per student
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Elkhorn Grove, Genesee
$18,276per 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.